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Did you marry a new kind of father?

A new kind of father is emerging who is taking more interest in being involved in their son’s life.

The new kind of father is a nurturing, loving, kind, and understanding man who is ok to make a mistake or to be vulnerable in front of his son. The new kind of father helps his son find what makes him happy, helping his son find his passion, the spark which ignites joy in his son’s life.

The new father is willing to embrace the moment when his son cries and expresses his emotions.  Being angry is ok, being sad is ok. Instead of telling the son to “man up”, “control your feelings”, or “stop acting like a girl”, the father sits down and helps his son understand how he is feeling, helping the son to learn about self-reflection, and self-soothing.

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The new father understands his role as a mentor, role model, and is focused on guiding his son on the journey of life. The new father offers his son the opportunity to transform his boy energies to man energies, directing his son to full masculine potentials.

A new kind of father will offer nurturing lessons on how to develop and live as a man, shaping his son’s inner and outer world as a person.  

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