What Legacy Are We Bequeathing To Our Sons as Fathers?
By Dickson Tumuramye Recently, we celebrated Father’s Day in Uganda. As messages fade away, let us, as fathers, reflect deeply on one question: What legacy will our sons remember about us today and tomorrow? Our greatest legacy is not just the name we give our sons, but the life lessons and character we build in them daily. Father: The First and Most Influential Teacher While schools and teachers shape our children’s academic knowledge, it is at home, under our watch, that boys truly learn what it means to be men who stand firm in values and responsibilities. Our homes are the first schools, and fathers are the first teachers. Before our sons ever sit for a UNEB exam, they are tested by life: temptations, choices, relationships, and disappointments. How prepared are they? Presence, Not Just Our Presents Our sons may forget the toys we bought or the holidays we funded, but they will never forget the time we spent with them, the words we spoke over them, and the example we set ...