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Why no one dares talk about how the new family law bill empowers women to destroy men using false allegations.
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Boys are more prone to separation anxiety than girls and struggle more with understanding that mama loves them and is coming back. Thus, the genuine, gut-wrenching cries both my boys have subjected me to at bedtime.
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My heart lifts when I see my daughters cradled in healthy conversations with my parenting helpers.
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What do you believe about your children? Are you speaking and acting in a way that will build and train the children that you really want?
Saying “I Love You” from a Distance (Part 2)
On the school day my children leave my care, I will drop an “I love you” note into their lunch box or a quirky gift from the two-dollar shop.
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Our children are, in many ways, strangers in the world of adults. They don’t speak our language particularly well – and we seem to have forgotten how to speak their language as we’ve aged.
Desperate Need for Dadvocates
We need more Dads who will advocate for our children, promote fathers and encourage families. That’s what I call a “Dadvocate”.
