THE MOVE

There are some decisions in life that simply change your plans, and then there are decisions that change everything. For our family, The Move was one of those decisions. We left Dallas, Texas and relocated to El Paso, Texas, and along the way we've been asked a lot of questions: Why did you move? Why El Paso? What happened? How has it been? And what have you guys been up to since you got here? In this episode of Dudes to Fathers, I'm finally sitting down to share that story — the reasons behind our decision, the conversations and uncertainty that came with moving our family across the state, and what our first year in El Paso has actually looked like. This isn't the polished social-media version of the story; it's our experience, our perspective, and the beginning of answering some of the questions we get asked most often. Because sometimes a move isn't just about changing where you live — sometimes it's about family, opportunity, taking a chance, and having enough faith to take the next step even when you don't know exactly where it will lead. So welcome to The Move. I'm Jacob Ortega, and this is Dudes to Fathers.

If I'm not wearing a Dallas hat, there's a pretty good chance a DadGang hat is on my head. I genuinely love these guys and I'm thankful they created something that gives me a sense of pride when I'm walking around wearing it.

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The Ortega EXP is our family store — a collection of ideas, designs, and things we've created together and wanted to share with you. Think of it as a thoughtful little gift shop, with things for her from him, for him from her, and gifts for the people who matter most.

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The Lady Rebels are a new and growing team, and we're incredibly excited about what we're building. If you'd like to support the team, check out the team store. 20% of every purchase comes directly back to the team to help with whatever we may need throughout the season.

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Thanks for listening, watching, and supporting our journey. Please like, share, follow, and subscribe — and welcome to The Move.

Welcome back to another episode of the Dudes to Fathers Podcast where this week we start the conversation on Technology with children. These days, is there such a thing as a "too much" when it comes to technology? Is it a good idea to try to avoid technology? Let's start the conversation on this topic my friends as I'm sure everyone has a good reason for why one way or the other. Thanks for the support, and remember Stay Safe and Drink your water.

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HELLLLOOOO ALL! Welcome back to another episode of the Dudes to Father Podcast. I am back from my Hiatus and have the ball rolling again. I explain in this episode where I've been and what has been going. During that time, I did some restructuring in hopes to make the episodes smoother. So a catch up episode with more recorded and coming soon. Thanks for being here and as always Stay safe and Drink your water.

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Welcome Back DTF Crew! We are speaking with a friend of mine and fellow father, Calvin Sells. We began our journey as fathers 7 days apart from each other. We get to know him in this first episode and get to know what he's been up to. We will definitely be having him back on as a regular guest to go over tips and tricks we've learned in this journey we call fatherhood. Sit back and enjoy this episode between us and I cannot wait to do this again! Much love and support to you all stay safe and drink your water!

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What a great and insightful sit down I had with an old friend of mine, Adriana. I was very excited to hear her perspective and talk about what its like to raise 5 boys, and then a husband, ha-ha. She is also the Co-Host of a podcast called, Chismes and Menudo Podcast, with her brother. They helped me with pointers on this podcasting thingy, and they've been a big help to this podcast coming to light. So, thank you both and I cannot wait to have Adriana back on now that we've all caught back up with her, to hear some crazy and wild stories I know she has from all these boys.

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Hey Hey DTF CREW, and welcome back to another sit down I had with another long time friend of mine. Unfortunetly we can't say his name because well, we don't talk about B...o! His story is very unique in that while his circumstances changed quickly, he and the mother of his child handled everything so well. There is no bad blood between them, and they are co-parenting very well. As we sit down with him, he gives us a good sneak peak into what goes on in a divorce and particularly when a child is involved. Usually, divorces can be messy but, in this situation, they were able to navigate those rough times and put the babies needs first. So again, thank you for being here today and I sincerely wish you all to stay safe put there!

Thanks for all the amazing support and can' t wait to give you guys more content.

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Welcome Back DTF CREW for an amazing episode I had with this friend of mine. He's new to being a dad at around 30 and is now expecting his second. The conversation we had was deep, but fun and light as we dove into the struggles growing up, that not even I really knew the entire story to, and are very good friends. Thanks for all the amazing support and can' t wait to give you guys more content.

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Whats up DTF Crew, This episode is with my long time buddy Ant, who lost his father when we were young. However, he lost his father in what seems to be a more and more common way of losing someone and I never asked these questions to him growing up. Sit down and listen up as we had a great conversation. Can't wait to see the future for he and his wife!

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In the First Official Episode of the Dudes to Fathers Podcast, I sit down with John Martinez who has 6 Boys! This is just 1 of many conversations I'll be having with him as he is full of wisom at this point and we could all learn a bit from him.

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What's up Guys and welcome back to the next episode of The Dudes to Fathers Podcast or the DTF Podcast. In this episode we sit down and talk to a friend of mine, Mateo, and I'm super thankful he sat down with me as I think his unique perspective of whats going on right now in his life with a newborn coming!

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