In this episode of Bear Crawl with Dads, I sat down with Lamar Smith, husband, father of two, and co-owner of Divine Dynasty K9, to talk about his journey from being homeless to being the proud father of two girls while owning a very successful dog training, kennel, and boarding company in Central Texas.
IN TODAY’S EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- 2020 key Fatherless Household statistics
- Role of positive stepfathers; father-like role models
- Military brat
- Influence of teachers
- The power of working with dogs
- Soldiering alone – life of a runaway
- Needing to find Jesus and get my stuff together
- To move forward, gotta learn to forgive
- Military provided men in my life as positive role models
- The best advice has been from women
- Foster care
- Lessons from the hairstylist’s chair
- Greatest challenge as a Dad
- Mental health for men
- Spanking…discipline
- Negative stimulus
- Managing stress
- Accountability
- Mental abuse
- Co-parenting with an ex-spouse
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Check out Divine Dynasty K9’s website
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