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Between Esau and Andrew: Character Memo to Tieri
Dear Son, There are two men who lost their birthright to their behaviour. Interestingly, both lost it to appetite, one…
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Tieri and the Parable of the Waffle Box
This is my #50PlusDad Reflection for this week, a message to parents, and a lesson I learned from watching my…
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The Car Seat Sermon: Tieri’s Prayer, Acknowledging the Source, Honouring the Channel
Tieri came home from daycare with a new obsession: an island his teacher had described so vividly it sounded like…
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How I Teach My 4-Year-Old Values: Values Are Caught Before They Are Taught
Last Saturday, at the immersion of Cohort 5 of the LegacyNow® Leadership Project, a question surfaced that has stayed with me: How…
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Fela, Atiku, Davido: Priceless Lessons on Fatherhood, Legacy, Restraint, and Change
Last week felt like an unofficial “Fathers’ Week” in Nigeria, not by decree, but by the sheer volume of public…
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When People Call Your Son Your Grandson: 50Plus Fatherhood Lessons on Timing, Perception, and Reality
I have lost count of how many times people have looked at my son and asked, with genuine certainty, “Is…
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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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