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Well, you know, my brother and I were actually doing an event in one part of the country earlier this or last month, I should say.

And we were thinking about some of the lessons that our father imparted on us as we were thinking about fathers.

So the two things that came to mind when we were discussing this was, for me, number one is not to outsource your parenting.

I think there's this sort of belief that at one point or another, well, if we just fix the schools, everything will be fine.

If we just get everyone to watch PragerU Kids, everything will be fine.

I mean, definitely do that.

But that's not the only thing you should do.

You definitely can't outsource parenting and values are undeniably important.

going to come from your parents in many ways, obviously more so even in some cases your father.

I would say number two is that kids will mimic and mirror your behavior.

I think that's one of the great benefits of being a father is that you learn that very quickly.

They will do as you do, not as you say.

And that forces men, myself included, to have to be much more upstanding people because we know that that we play a significant role in crafting human beings and how they will ultimately be moving down the road.

If I may, I just have to share a great story, because one of the things that always blows my dad away, blew him away with me, blew him away with my brother, is that we would tell him something that we learned that stuck with us.

And he just does, he's like, that's amazing.

I can't believe that stuck with you after all these years.

So many years ago, 30 years ago, my dad had a very short-lived television show, national TV show.

And one of the reasons it was short-lived was because the people who wanted him to, who had him do shows said, Dennis, you got to do the shows with the bikini-clad women.

You got to have crazy families on your show, things that get ratings.

And he said, I want to talk about God, ethics, and morality.

not necessarily up until PragerU, a ratings boost.

So, you know, he ultimately said that sticking to my values and doing what I was put here on earth to do was more important than wealth and fame.

So wouldn't you have it a few weeks later, we were flying to New York and because he forwent all of this money from this television show, the entire family flew coach class to New York.

And as we're walking into coach, who should we pass? Jerry Springer, for those of you who remember Jerry Springer for doing shows about screwed up families and the bikini clad women.

And I just remember thinking, what an amazing distinction that my dad chose, you know, the the noble root of.