On my thirty-third birthday I received the greatest gift anyone can receive--the birth of my son. He is my one and only, so I refer to him as "my favorite son" and he refers to me as "his favorite father." Good combination.

As he was growing up, I would ask him to do something, and as a good child, he always asked why. At some point in time, I got tired of all the why questions and just said, "Because it is in the adult handbook." He obviously had no clue what this was, and to be honest, I didn't either, but I explained he would get a copy of it on his eighteenth birthday. Over time it became a bit of a joke with him saying, "Yeah, I know, it is in the adult handbook." My mother-in law told me that after all these years of talking about this book, I had better write it. I did and gave it to him on his eighteenth birthday.

We had a lot of fun with this over the years. My little boy is now thirty-seven with a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Even though this book was written for my son, everything I have written applies to everyone. I hope you will think about writing a book for your child(ren). It is very rewarding for all.