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Mario Armstrong believes we should never settle for less, but how do we teach our kids that? This week Mario came through and blessed us with gems on how we can teach our kids all about it. From a $2 bank account to 2 time Emmy Award recipient, Mario Armstrong never settles for less, now we get to hear how he applies that to his own SON.  GEMS on GEMS!

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Ever held the door for someone and have them walk right on by without saying thank you? Yeah about that! This week we covered why dope Fathers like YOURSELF, need to teach kids about manners and how to uphold them! 
Remember one day your kids will be adults, no one likes an adult that doesn't have manners 🙄 
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Can a busy dad start a successful business? Of course, he can, he's a superhero! This week we had serial entrepreneur and founder of the ParentPrenuer Foundation James Oliver come through. He dropped gems on starting a business, running it while being a father, and funding time to regroup from everything to keep YOUR mind RIGHT!  
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Sometimes the lesson we want to teach our kids backfires and that's ok! This week we covered not knowing it all, how our kids know more than us sometimes, and falling back on your life experiences when our lessons backfire. Our kids will be better than US simply because we CARE!

Tune in to step YOUR GAME UP! 

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How important are you, THE FATHER, to your child's education? More important than you know! This week we have Derek Phillips, CEO of the Real Dads Network and retired Assistant Principal dropping gems on the education side and why our PRESENCE there matters. Education starts at home, COVID has taught us that and now we can learn how other dads handle their business on the education side.

Tune in to step YOUR GAME UP!

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As fathers it's easy protecting our OWN kids but should we PROTECT those that aren't ours? Hell YEAH! It takes a village to raise a KID, are you an asset to that village or just another body? REAL FATHERS protect all KIDS around them, blood or not. Tune in to hear how and why it even matters.
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This week we wanted to know how a dad with a hooked-up Minivan gets down on the FATHERHOOD side of things and asked the homie, Nate Watson, to hook us up! We talked about taking kids to a car show, living life your way, and hooking up your minivan to rider out in style!
Nate Watson represented big time for the car community but most importantly he represents as a FATHER! Tune in for some gems.
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Thinking about vacationing during COVID with the KIDS? It's still scary out there but with a little research, you can do your thing. We took a small vacation to visit family and man did we need it. We kept it safe though, tune in to hear how we did it by researching EVERYTHING!

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Coparenting is one of those things that can put a smile on our faces or have us hating each other. This week I wanted to find out how Joel Leon approaches coparenting. He reminded me that this whole coparenting thing is a team effort to have your kids win and that the words we use against each other matter!
Gems were dropped, Joel Leon blessed us with them, tune in!

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Dad Caught Covid, those 3 words would haunt me for almost a whole month. I caught it, don't know how and assumed I passed it along to my kids. IT SUCKED big time and this week we talk all about it.
Tune in to hear how I, a dad, dealt with getting it, how it made me feel, and how it affected the whole family.
Stay safe
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