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A Child’s Seasons of Adversity: Testing a Father’s Heart
I remember the day our son was brought home from the hospital, four days after he was born. That night,…
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Teaching My Son to Embrace His Masculinity Early: Strength Under Direction
Raising a boy today can feel harder than it should, not because boys have changed, but because expectations have. There…
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He Called Me and Said, “Daddy, I Spilled My Milk”: Rising to the Challenge of Preserving My Son’s Childhood Innocence
My son called me and said, “Daddy, I spilled my milk.” The innocence with which he called me was striking.…
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What It Takes for Imperfect Parents to Raise Complete Children in an Imperfect World
In the course of this week, I had a simple conversation with my wife, just ordinary talk. I said to…
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The Parable of the Three Elephants and the Grass
I became a biological father at 51. My son is four years old. I am now 55. Those numbers matter.…
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A Father’s Reflection On Australia’s Impossible and Futile Under-16 Social-Media Ban: Lessons for Africa
As a father raising a four-year-old in my twilight years, I pay close attention to every global conversation shaping the…
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Why I Paused My Life for My Son: The Uncomfortable Truth I Learned From Spending One Month With Him Away From Daycare
There are Mondays when writing this column feels natural, effortless, even therapeutic. Today is not one of those Mondays. I…
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When a Nation’s Children Bleed, the Fathers Must Rise
In the last two weeks alone, close to 100 children have been kidnapped across Kaduna, Kebbi, and Niger States. This…
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The Difference Between Respect and Indulgence: Lessons From a Four-Year-Old
It was a Saturday afternoon. Tieri, my four-year-old son, was building towers with his colorful blocks in the living room.…
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Chat Boxes Don’t Groom, Values Do: How to Align with Truth to Raise Value-Centered and Safe Children
If you have followed my work or this column for a while, it will no longer be news to you…
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