Tag: Father Daughter Relationship
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To Be a Good Father: Lessons from the Myth of Daedalus and Icarus
How can we, as fathers, successfully channel our children’s natural energy toward productive ends? I believe this is the core vocation of any parent. Our goal is to move beyond “survival parenting” and instead create a “world myth” for the next generation—one better suited for the nuances of the modern world. Fathering Icarus: More Than Just…
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A Lesson to Men… Self-Dependence and the Virtue of Getting Up!
The lesson taught at this point by human experience is simply this, that the man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down. This rule may appear somewhat harsh, but in its general application and operation, it is wise, just, and…
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Fatherhood: Raising the Next Generation Part 4 (Love Hurts)
Inspirational Quote I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. Sigmund Freud A Depth Psychology Perspective (Love Hurts) The cold white room and what felt like a stone table surface were a somehow familiar yet very foreign land as the nurse brought me to see my…
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Fatherhood: Raising the Next Generation
Inspiration Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes… Barack Obama A Depth Psychology Perspective I don’t normally dialogue in politics. Especially the lived form of this most dividing of subjects. My grandfather taught that one should assume responsibility for one’s…
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Fatherhood Engage Your Mythic Masculine
Fatherhood – We have to Raise the Next Generation – We Might as Well Do it Right. Engage Your Mythic Masculine with Dr. Thomas Maples
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Myths around Fatherhood, Divorce, & Child Custody
Maples Family Law provides quality legal help for fathers in Stockton and greater San Joaquin County California.
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It Only Takes a Moment to Make a Moment!
After a long weeks work, and what seemed an endless myriad of distractions and daily stresses life could throw my way, I heard a beautiful saying from a public add council. Simply put “it only takes a moment to make a moment.” Sitting back in reflection, all of the sudden the week seemed somehow less inundating, as I…