This book is a compilation of columns written over two years for the Daily Oklahoman that address family life. The 53 essays are grouped into the following categories: character, family, marriage, parenting, and dads. Topics include being a person of integrity, avoiding the blame game, Tact Deficit Disorder, humbling yourself, teaching and living a life of discipline, making mealtime an important family event, taking and listening lessons for men, learning when to shut up, the gift of sacrifice in marriage, guarding your heart, committing to marriage, persevering in mid-life marriage, committing to parenting children, honoring your children, managing parental anger, teaching respect by example, helping older parents, the importance of fathers, boy training, and how dads can help their daughters become competent women.