One of the first things a father must learn once his child is old enough to speak is exactly how to lie to it, both with bromides and more vulpine techniques.

Daughters don’t want their daddies to be foxes, they want them to be lions. No Poseidons. Only Zeuses.

Be as honest as you can be: two parts lion for every part fox.

Timeout, like with kids, is a way more effective punishment than spanking.

I know my kids will be incredible, just not as great as me.