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10 things to tell my son before he is 16

Mickey Mansfield — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:00:29 +0000

Time will pass you by in a blink of a moment. It seems like just yesterday when we took this picture. Fast forward five years… our kids are growning so much. The time of dressing like a super hero and showing off your muscles is long gone. However, while they are still young, We have...

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Why you need to tuck your kids in at night

Mickey Mansfield — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 04:00:45 +0000

I want to tell you why you need to tuck your kids in at night, and its not why you may think. Its not because you are “just supposed to”. It is not simply because you want to give them a goodnight kiss, or because you are just trying to cover them up to keep...

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The secret to being a dad to little girls

Mickey Mansfield — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:00:54 +0000

Trying to raise a little girl is a little different than raising a boy… at least for me. You see, I did not have any sisters. I have a brother and finding things to do together was always pretty easy. He was less than a year older than me. Yup… Irish Twins. I tell my parents all...

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Need your love the most when they deserve it the least

Mickey Mansfield — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:05:47 +0000

Yes… kids need your attention the most when they deserve it the least. Some of you know that my wife is a play-therapist. This means that she works with kids, under the age of 3, that have a delay of some sort. One of her clients has an anger and behavior issue, so she...

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