Let's make a list

  I thought I'd jot down a list for you, these are some of my thoughts on manhood. We may have talked about some of these already and we may talk about some in the future, who knows? Some of these bug me and some of these are what I expect from you as a man.
1. Respect. You've got to give it, to get it. You can not demand it, you've got to      earn it.
2. If you're going to drink, drink responsibly. There's nothing worse than a             drunk guy at any sort of gathering. You look like a fool, a drunk fool. And I'll     say it again, do not drink and drive. I don't think there is a penalty severe            enough for when the cops bust someone for DUI.
3. Take care of your family. If you have brought another life into this world, you     need to be there for that child. And I don't mean by laying on the couch all          day doing nothing but getting high. You need to take care of that baby.
4. Treat women with great care, respect and kindness. Remember, they are  the     fairer sex and you need to keep them from harm. And if I ever hear of one of       you guys hitting a woman, I will personally come over and stomp a mud hole       in you.
5. Act like a grown up, you're not in high school anymore.
6. Don't beat me with your religious or political views, I have my own and I           think yours suck anyways. The ideas you're beating me with also show me        that you have no original thoughts and by trying to convince me, shows me         that your trying to convince yourself. You'll believe anything that they shove        down your throat.
7. Take care of the little people out there. Kids are innocent and need to be             taken care of. And refer to my warning in number 4 up there, if I hear of you       harming a child.
8. Quit your whining, god I hate whining. Everyone has problems, get off your         sorry ass and fix yours.
9. Go outside and play, put the remote down and get out in the sunshine.
10. Call your mom. She misses you and is very proud of you.
11. Go get the spider, mouse or whatever it is that is making her scream and            remove it from her presence.
12. Get yourself a florist and put your credit card on file with them. I learned
      this a few years ago. My florist can get flowers to anyone, anywhere. That
      comes in very handy at times.
13. Make something. I don't care if it's dinner, a house or a mess. Unleash your
      creativity and let it run, go with it.
  Alright, that's it, 13 is my lucky number and that's probably enough for now. We'll let these roll and see what comes of it.