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	<title>Dad (That) Is Life!&#187; Mark</title>
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		<title>Why I Love Shawshank Redemption</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.&#8221; Ever been utterly blown away by a movie that is both simple in its story-line yet profound in the messages that it conveys? Well Shawshank Redemption is just one<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/movie-recommendation/why-i-love-shawshank-redemption/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Relating To a Teenage Daughter &#8211; My Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relating to my teenage daughter. That is a real challenge for me. I probably had approached this more often than I would have liked. Though every situation, family and teenager is different, I hope to share some personal thoughts that I hope would be helpful to you. Thought #1 &#8211; Be Interested in Her Life<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/relating-to-a-teenage-daughter-my-thoughts/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attitudes to failure</title>
		<link>http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/attitudes-to-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us do not dare try something different or something out of the ordinary simply because of the fear of failing. I know I have had countless experiences that later in life I would slap myself for not daring to try. I was sent a video today which encapsulated the need for us to<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/attitudes-to-failure/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A dad&#8217;s relationship with his daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone once told me that women unknowingly look for potential husbands in men who possess certain characteristics of their fathers, especially fathers whom they relate well to, love and respect. To put it plainly, fathers give their daughters a baseline reference of what is possible in a relationship with a man. Hey dads, where will<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/a-dads-relationship-with-his-daughter/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The value of thrift</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very thankful J has been quite a thrifty girl. I think my wife has done a commendable job teaching and influencing her! I have never had to grapple or struggle with &#8216;buy me this, daddy&#8217; type of requests from my daughter and really that is such a great blessing. I am heartened to<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/the-value-of-thrift/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a dad out there who hates his day job?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[better dads]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hesitated for days before I plucked up the courage to write this post on a topic that touches me in a deep way. Just in case the title is still not crystal clear, yes I struggle big time with my day job. And I hope that this would encourage another dad out there facing<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/is-there-a-dad-out-there-who-hates-his-day-job/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a hero, dad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why there are so many comic book characters about heroes and their colossal battle against evil? Probably every culture has a tale or 2 of great men (and women, but since we are a site about dads &#8230;) who did great things for the good of the common people. People hunger<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/are-you-a-hero-dad/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Slow down if you want to be a Better Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/slow-down-if-you-want-to-be-a-better-dad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pace of our lives today seem to be embodied in the words *instant*, *fast*, *express*. Weird as it seems, a big part of this phenomena has been perpetuated by technology and especially the Internet (don&#8217;t get me wrong I use and I like the Internet). More than ever, we want everything NOW. We are<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/slow-down-if-you-want-to-be-a-better-dad/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a first-time dad &#124; Start Preparing *Now*</title>
		<link>http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/becoming-a-first-time-dad-start-preparing-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// // // ]]&#62; The most life-altering experience that any man can have must surely be the moment he becomes a first time dad. I can still recall what it was like being a first-time father, getting the baby bag packed and ready for rushing to the hospital at a moment&#8217;s notice. Anxiety pangs about<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/becoming-a-first-time-dad-start-preparing-now/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 lessons Dads can teach their kids from Wall.E</title>
		<link>http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/5-values-that-dads-can-teach-their-kids-from-walle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just watched Wall.E with J and you probably know as well as I do, that it is rare to find a good movie with great values these days. We all know how hard it can be at times to convey big concepts to little minds and whenever we find something that captures the<a class="more-link" href="http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/5-values-that-dads-can-teach-their-kids-from-walle/" rel="nofollow"></br>[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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