As fathers, there are times when we have to think about what we say to our kids. Without context, things can get crazy. This week I wanted to talk about how a recent health scare had me dodging questions from the family.  We all do it for different reasons, tune in IG: @FatherhoodIsLit Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Health is one of those things many of us don't pay mind to until we have a big scare!  A big scare got me focused and although it sucks to have happened that way, I'm grateful for it.  This week I needed a FRIEND to lean on to talk about health and the homie Mike Dorsey came through for our, We Do It For The Kids Series! We talked about health, why it matters, why we hide it from people especially our kids, and how to move forward once you know your health needs attention.  IG: @blackfathersnow @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes:  No Health, No Dad: We Do It For Our Kids Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

How do you build a connection with your child? There are millions of ways and for some of us, the connection comes via the love of sneakers. This week I wanted to explore that with my friend Kian Miller, aka Mr. Miller or Miller's Corner.  We talked about securing all the sizes we need, getting our kids to keep their kicks clean, and even the used sneaker market. Kian came through and dropped some gems, just wish he dropped off some Air Mags at the crib for us 🤷🏽‍♂️🤪 IG: @Mr_Miller1 @FatherhoodIsLit Youtube: Miller's Corner Blog & Show Notes: Kicks & Your Kids, The Sole Connection with Kian Miller Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

When you hear the word deadbeat, you associate it with a deadbeat mother or father but others can be deadbeats as well! This week Mike Dorsey and I talked about dealing with people that show deadbeat tendencies whether they have kids or not! Think of that friend or family member that always says we can't wait to hang with you and the family but never show up!  2 friends talking about life as a father, raw and uncut! Tune In IG: @blackfathersnow @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes:   We Do It For Our Kids Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Where I'm from the streets taught many of us about guns at an early age! As a father, I'm trying to minimize what my kids learn from the streets and decided that it was up to me to teach them how to PROPERLY handle a gun. Off we went! This week we covered teaching your kids how to handle a gun, why it's important, and how it can help your kids avoid the pitfalls of wanting to be down with those who play with guns. Took your kids shooting before? Hit me up, I would love to hear how you did it so we can hook the fellas up IG: @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes: Teaching Your Kids How To Handle A Gun Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Around here, real child support isn't just a check we write to the court system. Instead, child support is being there for your child's ups and downs as they grow in life.  This week, Mike Dorsey and I talked about the definition society emphasizes, what we feel real child support looks like and even got into a discussion on weaponizing child support.  Money can finance things but it can never replace the true value REAL FATHERS bring to the table. Keep making YOUR PRESENCE felt!  IG: @blackfathersnow @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes:  Child Support: We Do It For Our Kids Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

When social workers came around, kids in my neighborhood worried and so did some of the parents!  Come to find our Social Workers aren't the boogie man or woman, they actually want you and your KIDS to WIN! This week we sat down with my friend Bas Moreno to find out more about the social working side of things and to learn about some of the things he applies from it as a FATHER of 2 kids himself!  Gems were dropped!   IG: @FatherhoodIsLit  @basmrmsw Blog & Show Notes: Learning from Social Working with Bas Moreno Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Were traditions huge in your family? I didn't know they were until I had my own kids and started forming our own traditions with them! This week we covered why traditions matter and how they can be huge or small but the real sauce is being there doing it together!  IG: @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes: Traditions: It's who you do it with that matters Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Conversations help us grow and when we grow our kids grow with us! This week I wanted to jump on a call with my friend Mike Dorsey of the Black Fathers Now community to share some of our conversation in a new series called: We Do It For Our Kids! Doing it for your kids might look different but we all do it because we care. Tune in to hear some of the things we talked about like not being perfect all the time and finding spots within our everyday lives that we can use to educate our kids without being that annoying old head DAD! Gems were dropped between great friends, now you can learn from them as well! Lets get it! IG: @blackfathersnow @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes: We Do It For Our Kids!  Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear

Ever thought about taking your kids to a trade show? We took our oldest to the Got Sole Sneaker Trade Show to watch him work and man did he kill it! The most important lesson here was to remember that our kids know way more than they sometimes show! Tune in to hear how we did it and how you can do the same! IG: @FatherhoodIsLit Blog & Show Notes: Got Sole: Attending A Trade Show Merch: #FatherhoodIsLit Gear