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Reena loves a story, and she‘s fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven‘t been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy‘s advice afterward like a good daughter does. Whether you have daddy issues or a father who‘s inspired your path, you will be able to tap into my daddy‘s wisdom, wit, and humor at the end of every episode. My daddy has been a guiding light my whole life and there‘s not much he doesn‘t know, as an entrepreneur for forty-plus years, a husband, a loyal son, and my number one supporter. He has learned lots of life lessons along the way and is here to share them with you. It‘s time to reminisce and reflect on the conversations you‘d like to have with your daddy and learn from mine. Come share in some good old-fashioned family bonding and help us up our wisdom rating. There is wisdom from four generations and I’m addressing what happens from childhood to adulthood!
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Today’s conversation with Daniel Kramer goes deep, from losing his childhood friend at the Nova Festival to choosing what he can do instead of dwelling on what he can’t. We talk about perspective, identity, grief, gratitude, and why sometimes the hardest move is simply walking away and starting again. In this episode This episode explores how perspective shapes the way people respond to grief, disability, identity, professional setbacks, and political conflict. It centers on the loss of Daniel’s childhood friend Addir Masika at the Nova Festival, the personal impact of October 7, Jewish and Israeli identity, antisemitism, and the effort to remember individual human stories amid intense public debate. It also looks at the idea behind Daniel’s Choose Your Perspective podcast: we may not control the circumstances we’re given, but we can influence how we respond. This conversation is useful for anyone navigating loss, difficult news, identity questions, career uncertainty, or a major change in circumstances. Chapters 04:55 – Addir’s surfboard gravestone and the family’s memorial 12:02 – Losing a friend and a son 15:28 – Antisemitism, a recruiter’s “too political” comment, and talking about loss vs. the war 18:32 – Coexistence and protecting the ability of Israelis and Palestinians to live meaningful lives 19:57 – Doubling down on Jewish identity and sharing Addir’s story 27:36 – How the Choose Your Perspective podcast began 29:54 – Empathy without moral equivalence 30:48 – Understanding another perspective without agreeing with it 32:28 – Living with severe vision limitations and focusing on what you can do 33:20 – What “choosing your perspective” really means 35:12 – Stepping back when one bad event distorts the whole day 39:02 – How grief sharpens gratitude 41:33 – When walking away is the right decision 43:14 – Why start a podcast with a small audience 48:13 – Why human connection matters as AI expands Key takeaways Perspective is a choice in how you respond. Focus on what you can do rather than staying fixed on limitations. Gratitude and grief can coexist. Loss sharpens awareness of ordinary days and second chances, and gratitude doesn’t erase pain. Understanding isn’t agreeing. You can see how another person’s experience shapes their anger without giving up your own convictions. Walking away can be valid. Leaving a business or job that harms your mental health makes room for what’s next. It isn’t proof of failure. Creative work has value without a big audience. Podcasting offers connection, growth, and conversations that wouldn’t otherwise happen. Frequently asked questions What is the main idea behind choosing your perspective? Perspective is a choice in how you respond to circumstances you can’t control. The goal is to focus on what can be done instead of what can’t. How does grief influence gratitude? Losing a young friend creates a sharper awareness of ordinary experiences, hard days, relationships, and chances to try again. Gratitude doesn’t erase pain, but it places it within the larger reality of still being alive. Does understanding another perspective mean agreeing with it? No. Understanding how someone’s experience may shape their anger or fear doesn’t require giving up your beliefs or your support for Israel. It’s a way to reduce hatred and make coexistence more possible. What should someone do when a job or business opportunity fails? Walking away can be a valid decision when something harms your mental health or no longer fits. Leaving a struggling business makes room for future work. Why start a podcast if the audience is small? Podcasting enables communication, creativity, connection, and personal growth regardless of listener count. A project is worthwhile when the process itself gives it meaning. Resources and mentions Choose Your Perspective podcast Better Call Daddy Show Five for Fighting and John Ondrasik Nova Festival and Addir Masika’s memorial story LinkedIn and Instagram: DanielKramer98 Books and ideas on mindfulness, stoicism, and perspective AIPAC Fauda Connect with Daniel Kramer Linkedin Connect with Reena Friedman Watts Better Call Daddy Website | LinkedIn | <a href='
Fred Hakimian came to the U.S. from Iran with about $460, a dream of becoming an engineer, and a determination to build a better life. He worked three jobs while putting himself through college, helped bring his family to America, and traded a computer programming career for the jewelry business. In this episode of Better Call Daddy, host Reena Friedman Watts sits down with her friend Shaily Hakimian, founder of Your Social Media Sherpa, and Shaily’s dad, Fred, to talk about the Iranian Jewish immigrant experience, building a business from scratch, and how family values shape entrepreneurship. Big Daddy Wayne Friedman closes with his take on the American Dream, finding your path, and the legacy of working hard for the people you love. From hidden jewelry finds to a WhatsApp jewelry-trading network, this conversation is full of stories about resourcefulness, trust, and building something that lasts across generations. 🔥 What You’ll Learn How Fred worked his way through college after arriving in America with very little money Why he left a steady computer programming job to start a jewelry business How he helped his family get established and find homes of their own How to build trust and community in a global jewelry network How immigrant family values shaped Shaily’s entrepreneurial drive Why sharing your voice and what makes you unique matters Wayne’s reflections on the American Dream, persistence, and finding your path ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome to Better Call Daddy 03:30 – Fred’s journey from Iran to the United States 08:00 – Working three jobs, college, and learning English as an immigrant 15:30 – From computer programmer to jewelry entrepreneur 21:00 – Helping family build a life in America 27:30 – Family history, hardship, and business ingenuity 36:00 – Hidden jewelry, big finds, and the hustle behind the deals 44:30 – Building a trusted jewelry trading community on WhatsApp 54:00 – Shaily’s work, Jewish heritage, and passing culture forward 1:06:00 – Using your voice and sharing what makes you different 1:18:00 – Egg freezing, Shy Tribe, and finding community 1:34:00 – Wayne on hard work, opportunity, and the American Dream 💬 Quotable Moment “Don’t deprive the world of what makes you special.” – Shaily 👤 About Shaily Shaily Hakimian is a marketing professional, social media coach, and community builder who helps business owners stay connected with the people who matter to their work. She is passionate about Jewish innovation and culture and about helping people find the confidence to share their voices. 🔗 Your Social Media Sherpa: https://yoursocialmediasherpa.com/ 🔗 Fred’s Trading Company: find Fred on Instagram at Fred’s Trading Company 🎙️ About Better Call Daddy Better Call Daddy is a podcast hosted by Reena Friedman Watts and her dad, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman, featuring stories of inspiration, resilience, and hard-earned wisdom. bettercalldaddy.com | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts 👉 Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review (http://ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy), and share it with someone building a life and a legacy of their own. Keywords: Iranian immigrant story, Iranian Jewish immigrant, Persian Jewish culture, American Dream, immigrant entrepreneur, jewelry business, jewelry trading, family business, family legacy, immigrant parents, father daughter podcast, Fred Hakimian, Shaily Hakimian, Reena Friedman Watts, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman, Better Call Daddy, WhatsApp business, community building, social media coach, finding your voice, resilience
Dad Reacts: From Intern to Producer in One Season Reena Friedman Watts drove to Chicago for a radio job she didn’t get. A season later, she was a producer on The Jerry Springer Show. In this episode of Better Call Daddy, Reena and her dad, Wayne Friedman, watch back her conversation with LuRae Lumpkin on And Then I Did This. Wayne has a front-row seat to the moment it all started: the call she made to him when she spotted that intern flyer. 🔥 In This Episode What Reena watched and learned to go from intern to producer in a single season Why she chose to work for the boss everyone else avoided Why she walked away from a producer title to answer phones in Los Angeles How twenty years of persistence with one publicist led to one of Jerry Springer’s last interviews, and later a piece of an HBO documentary How the Better Call Daddy podcast grew out of daily calls with her father Rebuilding your identity after every move and every role Career change advice for seasoned professionals Wayne’s reactions along the way ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – The creative idea that can’t wait 02:05 – Better Call Daddy and the father-daughter legacy project 05:30 – Intern to producer: what she watched to get promoted 08:20 – A singing scholarship, sports medicine, and the pivot to radio 13:40 – Landing one of Jerry Springer’s last interviews 19:20 – The episode that led to an HBO documentary 23:50 – Rebuilding your identity after every move 26:40 – Leaving the nine-to-five and learning sponsorships on the fly 31:10 – Career change advice for seasoned professionals 37:50 – Confidence, cutting toxicity, and the gold in your inbox ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 About Reena Friedman Watts A small-town Kentucky girl turned television producer, Reena is now a podcast host, media coach, and storyteller. She’s a mom of four and 500 episodes into Better Call Daddy, and she lives by one rule: if the idea is real, put it on the calendar or act on it today. 🎙️ About Better Call Daddy Hosted by Reena Friedman Watts with her dad, Wayne Friedman. Stories of resilience, inspiration, and hard-earned wisdom, building a legacy one call at a time. 🔗 bettercalldaddy.com | 📸 Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts 🙏 Thank You to LuRae Lumpkin This conversation originally aired on And Then I Did This. Find more from LuRae: Podcast on Apple Podcasts YouTube LinkedIn You Can Be Free newsletter ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👉 Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone standing at their own crossroads. Keywords: Reena Friedman Watts, Wayne Friedman, dad reacts, Better Call Daddy, And Then I Did This, LuRae Lumpkin, Jerry Springer Show, career change, intern to producer
Actor, teacher, and dad Rob Brownstein joins host Reena Friedman Watts. You may recognize him as the pain doctor in the Michael Jackson documentary. He’s a working actor, and he talks about what that really looks like: the freelance hustle, the rejection, and the persistence it takes to keep going. Rob traces his path from budding musician to working actor, and what he learned along the way. He also talks about raising two daughters who are chasing their own dreams, and how being a parent has changed the way he thinks about life, art, and his own career. If you love the arts, or you’re trying to figure out how to support the people you love while building a life you care about, this one’s for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔥 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN What life as a working actor looks like, ups and downs included How parenting shapes your personal and professional growth Why passion and authenticity matter in any career A look behind the scenes of film and television How to build confidence and push through self-doubt ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Meet Rob Brownstein: working actor, teacher, and dad 05:15 – From musician to actor 15:30 – Supporting your kids’ dreams 25:00 – The reality of working in entertainment 35:45 – Building confidence and overcoming self-doubt 45:00 – Family, passion, and what matters most ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 QUOTABLE MOMENTS “You might as well find a job you love, because no matter what you do, it’s going to be freelance, and it’s going to be difficult.” “Confidence comes from having the proof that you can do something.” — Rob Brownstein ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 ABOUT ROB BROWNSTEIN Rob Brownstein is a longtime working actor, teacher, and coach based in Los Angeles. His credits span film, television, theater, commercials, and voiceover, including Argo, Mad Men, The Office, Gilmore Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Young Sheldon, Straight Outta Compton, Blonde, and Velvet Buzzsaw, among many others. He also appears in Michael, the recent and very popular Michael Jackson biopic, where he plays the burn doctor. In addition to acting, Rob runs An Actor’s Space in LA and has been teaching and coaching actors all over the world. He loves talking about the craft of acting, auditions, self-tapes, confidence, career longevity, and why acting classes can be valuable for actors and non-actors alike. Quick Links: IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115282/ An Actor’s Space: https://www.anactorsspace.com/about ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT BETTER CALL DADDY Hosted by Reena Friedman Watts alongside her dad, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman, Better Call Daddy features stories of inspiration, resilience, and the wisdom that comes from experience. bettercalldaddy.com | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ KEYWORDS: Rob Brownstein, working actor, Michael Jackson documentary, acting, parenting, family, confidence, creative process, Better Call Daddy, Reena Friedman Watts, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman
What makes someone fall for extremist ideas, and what makes them finally stop believing? In this episode of Better Call Daddy, host Reena Friedman Watts sits down with TM Garret Schmid, a former KKK and neo-Nazi member who broke free of hate and converted to Judaism. TM shares the loneliness, trauma, and need for belonging that pulled him into extremism, the tragedy of his then-wife's kidnapping, and the years of therapy and self-reflection that helped him confront his past. Together, Reena and TM explore forgiveness, why people are drawn to hate groups, and why compassion and real human connection are the most powerful tools against hate. If you've ever wondered how someone leaves a hate movement, or whether anyone can truly change, this conversation is for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔥 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN - How a former KKK and neo-Nazi member came to embrace Judaism - The vulnerabilities and unmet needs that push people toward extremism - How trauma shapes relationships, and what healing looks like - Why compassion and community are essential to combating hate - How self-worth and self-reflection make lasting change possible ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Meet TM Garret Schmid: former extremist turned advocate 05:15 – The journey to Judaism 15:30 – Confronting trauma and the kidnapping 25:00 – Why people join hate groups 35:45 – How community helps us heal 45:00 – Love, self-worth, and human connection ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 QUOTABLE MOMENTS "If I can change one person's life with what I'm doing, then I have succeeded." – TM Garret Schmid "You need to listen to the people around you; it might change your perspective." – TM Garret Schmid ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 ABOUT TM GARRET SCHMID TM Garret Schmid is a former white supremacist who left extremism, converted to Judaism, and now speaks about understanding, compassion, and the humanity in everyone. He works with people struggling with identity and the search for acceptance. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT BETTER CALL DADDY Hosted by Reena Friedman Watts with her dad, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman, Better Call Daddy features stories of inspiration, resilience, and hard-earned wisdom. 🔗 bettercalldaddy.com 🔗 LinkedIn | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👉 Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ KEYWORDS: former KKK member, leaving the KKK, KKK to Judaism, former white supremacist, neo-Nazi to Jewish, how to leave a hate group, how people get radicalized, why people join hate groups, breaking free from extremism, overcoming extremism, deradicalization, reversing hate, TM Garret Schmid, TM Garret, trauma and healing, forgiveness, Better Call Daddy, Reena Friedman Watts, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman
How does an independent podcaster get on the radar of Forbes? In this episode of Better Call Daddy, host Reena Friedman Watts sits down with Frank Racioppi, Forbes contributing writer and founder of Earworthy, to pull back the curtain on podcast press, podcast reviews, and what editors actually want to see. Frank takes us from his childhood in New Jersey to becoming one of the most passionate champions of the independent podcast community. He explains why he left corporate podcast coverage behind to spotlight indie creators, and why a genuine, human interview beats a polished but empty one every time. Reena and Frank also get into the cutthroat side of traditional media versus the collaborative spirit of the podcasting community, and why collaboration beats competition for anyone trying to grow a show. Whether you're launching your first podcast or you're a seasoned host hunting for media exposure, this episode is packed with practical advice on how to stand out in a crowded market. 🔥 What You'll Learn Why authenticity is the most powerful growth tool in podcasting How Frank went from writing about corporate podcasts to championing independent creators What makes a podcast worthy of coverage in Forbes and other major publications How to conduct interviews that create real connection with your guests and audience Why community and collaboration matter more than competition Lessons from Frank's career as a writer and podcast reviewer ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Meet Frank Racioppi 05:15 – From New Jersey to Forbes contributor 15:30 – Why authenticity wins in podcasting 25:00 – How independent podcasters can stand out 35:45 – Community over competition 45:00 – Frank's biggest lessons from the podcast industry 💬 Quotable Moments "Independent podcasters have a unique voice that deserves to be heard." – Frank Racioppi "The best interviews are the ones where you create a genuine connection with your guest." – Frank Racioppi 👤 About Frank Racioppi Frank Racioppi is the owner and manager of Earworthy, a podcast review publication, and a contributing writer for Forbes. He is dedicated to promoting independent podcasters and sharing their stories with the world. Frank Racioppi is a South Jersey-based author who works as a podcast journalist, and is the author of the following books: "Stop For My School Bus...Or Else" "Away from Home" "Hit Pause For Life" "A Suburban Prison" "Ear Worthy" "The COVID Hotel" "For The Love Of Books" You can find my books on Amazon. 🔗 Connect with Frank: LinkedIn | https://podalization.substack.com/ Frank Racioppi will be speaking at Illuminate tomorrow with Freddy Cruz. If you’re an independent podcaster, this is a great opportunity to hear more from Frank and connect with other people in the podcasting community. About Better Call Daddy Better Call Daddy is hosted by Reena Friedman Watts alongside her dad, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman. Join them for stories of inspiration, resilience, and the wisdom that comes from experience. 🔗 bettercalldaddy.com | LinkedIn | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts 👉 Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a podcaster who needs to hear it. SEO keywords: Frank Racioppi, Earworthy, how to get featured in Forbes, independent podcasting, podcast press, podcast reviews, podcast growth tips, how to get podcast publicity, Forbes contributor, podcast interview tips, podcast community, Better Call Daddy, Reena Friedman Watts, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman
Happy International Podcast Day! To celebrate, Reena Friedman Watts sits down with a fellow podcaster and gifted storyteller. Jim Littlefield Dalmares is a storyteller, podcaster, and author (Seeing Ability) who turns his experiences as a father into stories that help other parents feel less alone. On Better Call Daddy, he shares the story behind "A Breath for Sophia" and his journey raising a child with disabilities. Jim talks about the emotional rollercoaster of his daughter's premature birth and what it taught him about acceptance, love, and community. He explains why parents do better when they stop trying to "fix" their child and start supporting their unique path. He also covers sibling dynamics, navigating the medical system, and finding your tribe. Whether you're a new parent facing the unexpected, a caregiver, an advocate, or a podcast fan who loves a great story, this episode offers practical, heartfelt guidance. What You'll Learn Why acceptance matters when raising a child with disabilities The story behind "A Breath for Sophia" How storytelling, writing, and podcasting can build community and change lives How to navigate the medical system and advocate for your child How siblings shape family dynamics How to find community support and "your tribe" How to build resilience and adaptability in your child Timestamps 00:00: Meet Jim Littlefield Dalmares, dad, storyteller, podcaster, and author 05:15: The emotional impact of a premature birth 15:30: Shifting from "fixing" to accepting your child 25:00: Navigating the medical system as a parent 35:45: The role of siblings in the family 45:00: Building a supportive community and finding your voice Memorable Quotes "Your life will change when you stop trying to fix your child and start accepting them for who they are." "There are communities out there to support you, and you're not alone in this journey." About Jim Littlefield Dalmares Jim is a storyteller, podcaster, and author. He hosts the Seeing Ability podcast, where he shares stories and insights from parents and professionals in the disability community, and he wrote the book Seeing Ability. Connect with Jim: seeingability.com https://a.co/d/0iHc0x4T About Better Call Daddy Better Call Daddy is hosted by Reena Friedman Watts with Big Daddy Wayne Friedman. Connect: bettercalldaddy.com | LinkedIn | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts @bettercalldaddypodcast Related Episodes David Hirsch Special Fathers Network https://bettercalldaddy.podbean.com/e/pedaling-through-parenthood-special-fathers-network-david-hirsch/ Florence Ann Romano https://www.podparadise.com/episodes/16095321/ Keywords: International Podcast Day, A Breath for Sophia, Seeing Ability book, Jim Littlefield Dalmares, storyteller, podcaster, author, fatherhood, parenting a child with disabilities, special needs, premature birth, disability advocacy, acceptance, sibling relationships, navigating the medical system, disability community, Seeing Ability podcast, Better Call Daddy, Reena Friedman Watts
Former FBI intelligence analyst John Petrozzelli, host of the Done With Dating podcast, shares advice on dating after divorce, co-parenting, and what the Boston Marathon bombing investigation taught him about people. Reena Friedman Watts and Big Daddy Wayne Friedman sit down with John to talk about life after the Bureau, fatherhood, and dating as a divorced parent. John worked on high-profile cases, including the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, and explains how that work shaped the way he reads people and relationships. He also talks about raising kids while working in law enforcement, why honesty guided his parenting, and why co-parenting after divorce has to put the kids first. Then the conversation turns to dating today, especially for single parents. John explains how he uses his investigative skills to match people on Done With Dating and why he tells listeners to do the inner work before looking for a partner. Listen if you're dating after divorce, curious about a career in law enforcement, or looking for honest perspective on parenting and relationships. What You'll Learn How John went from FBI intelligence analyst to matchmaker What the Boston Marathon bombing investigation taught him about human behavior How to balance a demanding career with being a dad Why co-parenting works best when the kids come first How to approach dating after divorce Why self-reflection has to come before finding a partner How to build trust and rapport in a new relationship Timestamps 00:00 – Meet John Petrozzelli, former FBI intelligence analyst 05:15 – Balancing an FBI career with fatherhood 15:30 – Lessons from the Boston Marathon bombing case 25:00 – Why dating as a parent is different 35:45 – Using investigative skills in matchmaking 45:00 – Why self-reflection comes before love Quotes from John "Truth and honesty are the cornerstones of everything I do, both in my career and as a father." "I believe in love, and I want others to have hope that their person is out there waiting for them." About John Petrozzelli John Petrozzelli is a former FBI intelligence analyst and the host of the Done With Dating podcast. He combines his investigative background with his understanding of human behavior to help people find lasting relationships. Connect with John: donewithdating.co About Better Call Daddy Better Call Daddy is hosted by Reena Friedman Watts, with Big Daddy Wayne Friedman Connect with Reena: bettercalldaddy.com | LinkedIn | Instagram: @reenafriedmanwatts Keywords: ex-FBI analyst, dating after divorce, dating as a single parent, co-parenting advice, John Petrozzelli, Boston Marathon bombing investigation, matchmaking podcast, Done With Dating, Better Call Daddy, Reena Friedman Watts, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman
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Reena loves a story, and she‘s fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven‘t been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy‘s advice afterward like a good daughter does. Whether you have daddy issues or a father who‘s inspired your path, you will be able to tap into my daddy‘s wisdom, wit, and humor at the end of every episode. My daddy has been a guiding light my whole life and there‘s not much he doesn‘t know, as an entrepreneur for forty-plus years, a husband, a loyal son, and my number one supporter. He has learned lots of life lessons along the way and is here to share them with you. It‘s time to reminisce and reflect on the conversations you‘d like to have with your daddy and learn from mine. Come share in some good old-fashioned family bonding and help us up our wisdom rating. There is wisdom from four generations and I’m addressing what happens from childhood to adulthood!
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