He then follows with the considerations for growth in the virtue that develops that trait. Pay attention to that. Your discomfort is a piece of wisdom. Failure makes us more humble and dependent on almighty God. Our prayer and effort help us to grow in virtue and become the example that our children need.
Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children.
By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them. In these sad times of abortion, small families, child abuse, high rates of illegitimacy, and school shootings, people are realizing increasingly that the ultimate answers to resolve these problems which are weakening our society to the point of breakdown can only be grace and virtue. While social factors are important and can provide partial explanations for some of our problems, only a change of heart and mind can over time create a culture where it is easier to be virtuous because one does what one ought and not simply what one wants. It has been said again and again by experts in the field of family dysfunction that such a change must be made in the role of the father, who in our present day society is often absent, weak, distant, or abusive. If you are a father, future or present, buy this book.