My toddler son has two stuffed monkeys he plays with, a large one he calls Daddy Monkey and a small one he calls Baby Monkey. These monkeys go on adventures, dress up, wrestle, hold hands, and then Daddy Monkey puts Baby Monkey Down for a nap and gives him a kiss.
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I hear a lot of fathers complain they don’t have enough time to be engaged dads. That fatherhood is hard. I work two jobs, seventy hours a week or more. I commute. I have another child and a wife. I have friends, membership in a professional organization, and publish many books.
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I’ve got medical issues and I’m crippled in one leg. I’ve got PTSD from multiple traumas over decades. I’ve got debt and financial struggles. And I make time for my kids so that when they reenact the father-child bond in play, the toy daddy is an engaged father.
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So fathers, today I want you to ask yourself one question: If your toddler had two stuffed monkeys, what would their daddy monkey be doing?pic.twitter.com/JSArodZN99
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Never lose focus of what's truly important, Adam, and you will keep inspiring us no matter what. :)
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