The Final week of Foster Care month is an interview that will refresh your soul and bring joy. Christopher Gardner wraps up our series with insight into his many years of being a foster dad.  We talk about fostering around the holidays, almost having the dream of fostering taken away from you, and how to handle an unexpected re-unification call.

We want to thank all the amazing Foster dads that gave us some of their time to enlighten and inform us about foster care and their journeys.

Chris Baker and the Baker family

Mike Jackson and the Jackson family

Michael Smith and the Smith Family

Christopher Gardner and the Gardner family

Get ready to hear a side of foster care that is just as important, but not nearly talked about as much as it needs to be!  Michael Smith returns to the show to talk about his journey with foster care. If you think you know what's coming, think again because Michael and his family told the foster care system that they don't want toddlers or even babies, no they want... a teenager.

and of course with it being Michael Smith make sure you stay till the end for another hilarious blooper.

We continue our foster care month series with an eye-opening interview with Mike Jackson. They have fostered for over 3 years now and although more and more people should be involved with foster care Mike gives us plenty to think about before anyone considers joining foster care.

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Thank you, Mike, Katherine, and the Jackson family.

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Have you ever been curious about Foster care, have questions, or maybe just want to know what it's like to be a foster parent? May is Foster care Month and we want to celebrate it!  for May, we are going to be interviewing Foster dad's because want to know too.  so join us as we dive deep into the world of Foster care.

Chris Baker is a dad who has also been fostering for quite some time now.  he tells us the ins and outs of foster care also while sharing some incredible moments from his life while fostering.  Chris gives us a clear insight into why foster care is such a need right now.

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Thank you, Chris, Ashley, and the Baker family

You ever feel like you have way to much to do and not enough time? Maybe you over commit and as result your loved ones our being let down because you can't be in two places at once.  Well in this episode Brandon and Trevor talk about balance and when their done you will learn 3 things you can do immediately to gain control back on your life!

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Let's face it, whether you are a dad or know a dad you have been the recipient of some advice. whether you asked for it or not.  In this break from the normal episode, the guys discuss an article talking about all different kinds of advice some good and some bad. we're sure you can relate as you listen to this episode and think back on all the advice you've been given and the advice you've gave.  Did any of it make this list?

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https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/life-changing-parenting-advice-dads/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=onsiteshare

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Our most heartwarming interview yet!  Brandon and Trevor interview Dan Patton, a single father to a sweet little girl.  The guys talk Daddy-daughter dates, balancing working full time and being a single father, and even get a free lesson in Real Estate.  This episode will tug on your heartstrings and make sure you stay through to the end, the guys got to hear firsthand how Dan switches from work mode back to Dad mode, and it's hilarious!

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Thank you Dan & Sydney

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Hosts Brandon and Trevor open up in their most honest episode yet. There's a prison that can keep us in chains, and we may not even know it.  That prison is called comparison. But in this episode we learn how to break free.  Brandon and Trevor will talk about how they handle comparing themselves to other dads, how comparison doesn't just affect you but how it can negatively effect your family, and learn the one scenario in which comparison is a good thing.

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Brandon and Trevor sit down and talk role models.  With so many things trying to get our kids attention it is more important than ever for fathers to be the loudest and most positively impactful voice our kids listen to.  Listen as Brandon and Trevor talk about their role models, why dad needs to be the number 1 influence, and discuss a list of the “top ten role models for kids” and see if you agree.  Make sure you stay to the end as Trevor Challenges us all to be better.

Sources:

www.thetoptens.com/best-role-models-kids/

https://nypost.com/2019/11/06/these-are-the-top-10-people-americans-choose-to-be-a-role-model/>

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Trevor and Brandon Sit down and interview Michael Smith who, while in his early years of fatherhood, served in the military and raised two boys.  In this hilarious interview we talk about raising boys while on deployment, transitioning back to home life, and the lessons he hopes his boys have learned.  Michael is also a foster dad, so we get some perspective on what that's like. You will crack up through this entire episode, and make sure you stay to the very end of the episode for a hilarious bonus question that left Brandon and Trevor speechless!

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Thank you Michael, Kristie, Austin, Aden and H

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