People are always astonished when I share that my father lived two houses away from me, and yet I have never once held even one conversation with him in my life. “Does it make you angry that he never put the effort into seeing you?” “Do you wish you could talk with him?” “Do you […]
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The President and First Lady were being escorted to a local event. As they’re driving through the city, they happened to pass by a familiar face. It was the First Lady’s former boyfriend, who was working as a garbage collector. “IF YOU WOULD HAVE MARRIED HIM,” the President said, “YOU WOULD BE THE WIFE OF
June 13-19 is Men’s Health week this year, and the 19th is also Father’s Day. A thoughtful and extremely useful gift for Dad might be a unique fitness class that the two of you can take together, like Krav Maga, Zumba, boxing, OrangeTheory, or a classic fitness class like core power yoga, spin, or kickboxing
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We want to thank All American star and How Stella Got Her Groove Back actor, Taye Diggs, for being so open in sharing these details and for being intentional in how he uses his platform and influence to uplift and encourage others. Thank you for representing pure, peaceful, educated, fun, loving, and present black fathers.
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When it comes to celebrating Fathers in June, there is no shortage of incredible gift concepts from bbq utensils and cigar kits, to engraved trinkets and tech devices, but there is one gift I have never heard of any child or mother giving a father that I am pretty confident dad would LOVE: the gift
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Since I was young, I have heard phrases, songs, and scriptures flung around emphasizing the importance of respecting men. Ephesians 5:33 in the Bible instructs that the man should love his wife and to “let the wife see that she respects her husband.” That verse was constantly implanted in my brain, right along with the
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People are always astonished when I share that my father lived two houses away from me, and yet I have never once held even one conversation with him in my life. “Does it make you angry that he never put the effort into seeing you?” “Do you wish you could talk with him?” “Do you
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Ok, so by now almost everyone has heard of the book The Five Love Languages after being originally published three decades ago in 1992, and although the book identifies only five possible languages, my husband swears he found one more that author Gary Chapman undoubtedly missed: The Love Language of Respect. While my hubby desires
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