Have You Asked Your Dad?

After last episode's discussion that focused on inclusion and diversity in the parenting blogger space, we received a lot of great feedback, but also questions from white people:

"How should I engage with POC's?"
"What can I do if I make a mistake? How do I apologise properly?"
"How can I defend myself against a claim of racism without looking more racist?"

In this episode, Julie and I try to look at the bigger issues that feed into these questions, and give a bit of practical advice to help us all engage with these conversations better!

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Over the past few weeks, the conversation focusing on the inequalities in the blogging and influencer industry in SA has started to heat up.

Obviously, this isn't a new issue, and this isn't the first time people have tried to raise it, but since people are starting to listen, I thought that it would be a good idea to add my voice and support to the many POCs who have been talking and working to make this space better for all of us.

This episode is the audio from the live video conversation that I hosted this weekend. A lot of good stuff came out, and I was blown away by the support and engagement it received!

Take a listen, and please feel free to give me your feedback.

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In this episode, I was joined by Professor Kopano Ratele, a South African psychologist and men and masculinities studies scholar.

We discussed how we arrived at the current Gender Based Violence crisis, where the real problem is, and how we as men and fathers can start to make changes not just in society, but in ourselves.

You can connect with the Professor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KopanoRatele

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Parenting is hard enough, but when you throw in the anxiety that comes from months of bad news from around the world, life can feel totally overwhelming.

In this episode, I chat to Africa News Agency's Chief Content Officer and Editor, Lance Witten. This father to 3 has to juggle many balls in his life and work, and unlike the rest of us, he can't turn off the news whenever it gets too hectic!

We chatted about his life and coping mechanisms we can all use when life gets too big. What tricks and tips do you have?

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"A lot of men I come across struggle with their own dad relationships - no matter how popular, no matter how powerful, no matter how successful...many of us carry this image of our dad that occasionally pops up and makes us ask the question 'Would my dad be proud of me?'"

Mahlatse Mashua is person who I met last year, and who immediately impressed me with his deep understand and experience with issues concerning parenting and fatherhood. He spends much of his very busy life counselling and meeting with dads...some of whom are famous for a variety of reasons.

We discussed general issues of fatherhood, life in lock down, and what all dads have in common.

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This year's Mother's Day is going to be...unique (to put it mildly). If you normally use days like these to show extra love, respect and appreciation for the moms in your life while also gathering with your family, COVID-19 is really going to push you out of your comfort zone.

So, what can you do instead? Julie and I talk about some great...and not so great...ideas to celebrate this Sunday!

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Welcome to the first episode of A Father's Journey.

Over the coming months and years, we'll be checking with Dad-To-Be, Dayne, as he prepares for the big changes that are coming as well as dealing with the reality of fatherhood.

This is a going to be a mammoth series, and I hope that you will follow with us as we connect with Dayne every few months to see how he's doing!

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How are you coping with the COVID-19 Lock Down?

This is what I wanted to find out from a bunch of people who I follow online (and one who I live with), so that's what I did!

In this episode, I chatted to:
Sam and Charlene from The Great Equalizer Podcast
Brandon, fan of AfroDaddy
Brett Fish Anderson, Blogger
The Don Father, Blogger
Julie (my wonderful wife)

Yup, this episode is a bit longer than usual, but think of it more like 5 separate conversations. I really felt like it was important to check in with these guys and gals - not just for them, but for me too. I think that you'll find that their experiences might just match your own - because we're all going through this.

The reality is that this is a scary time for all of us, and we need to check in with each other and have honest conversations if we're going to get through this.

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What do you do when you've been self-isolating for over a week, and all your potential guests are in the psychological torture known as the country wide lock down?

Add to that the fact that you have two bored pre-schoolers...

Well, I killed two birds with one stone by interviewing Liam and Eli for this episode!

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In this episode, I chatted to my brother, Keno - who is better known (to Julie's single friends) as The Single Surgeon.

Yup, he's a doctor who's currently working in England. We chatted about the virus, obviously, but also about what it's like working as a doctor in another country right now.

Plus...I let him tell ONE embarrassing story about me as a child. Just one. That's all you get.

So you'll get to know a bit about me and a LOT about our responses to COVID-19...

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