Special thanks to Greg Stubbs for partnering with Karen on this week's episode of Wire Talk and for his thoughts on fatherhood below:  There is a line in one of my favorite movies, “The Cowboys” when John Wayne’s character, Wil Andersen, is dying and says to a bunch of young boys who have been helping him on a cattle drive, “I’m proud of ya... all of ya. Every man wants his children to be better'n he was. You are.”

As a dad, I think we all wish and hope for the same. We hope that our children are better than us, but how do we do it? There isn’t a quick fix or or easy answer. A strong and healthy relationship with your children certainly is a key component. I have tried to establish, maintain and grow my relationship with my children through the following:

• Responsibilities given

• Trust bestowed

• Truth spoken

• Character modeled

• Persistent love demonstrated

On this Father’s Day, I can think of no sweeter gift than to look at my children and see that they are becoming better than me.