haha, che, will you elaborate?
i think more often about what to do when they're 5-15ish. everyone knows they absorb your life when they're in the baby and toddler stages. but what about when they're older? you have to help them out, but what will you really teach them? what principles are you so confident of that you're willing to stand behind, and force them to adopt?
or do you not believe in any principles at all? will you trust in them entirely to find their own way?
this is what i mean by balancing act...
I don't know man ,I'm still learning , all I know is that my kid is my top priority , I try to be a good example for him ( no smoke ,no alcohol, no drugs ,no arguments with my wife in front of him ...) , we spend a lot of time together ( movies ,sports ,riding motorcycles ,snowmobiles ,bikes....)
I try to teach him what is right and wrong, and how to act in certain situations , one thing's for sure I will never make the same mistakes my parents did with me .
I hope this helps.