Category: from the interwebs
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Rob Reads: 4 Signs of an Unhealthy Marriage | All Pro Dad

For a long time, I looked to articles like this one for affirmation in my decision to divorce. These days, I see articles like this, mentally check everything on the list and wonder to myself “how did my marriage even last as long as it did?”
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Circle of Love
I saw this the other day and felt like sharing it. While I may not agree with one hundred percent of everything written herein – particularly the “only you can fuck it up” – it does a pretty good job of summing up most of my feelings on love and…
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Rob Reads: 10 Ways for Divorced Dads to Stay Connected to Their Kids | All Pro Dad

A decent read, and good advice for all the divorced; though it doesn’t say much about those of us who are out-of-state dads.
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My 15 most influential movies

One of The Auteur’s Facebook friends challenged another friend to list their 15 most influential movies. I’m posting about this on my alter-ego Facebook page, but I decided to take the opportunity to expand on said list. Challenge accepted. So here are my 15 most influential movies… Fight Club –…
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Mitch Albom: When did fathers become expendable? | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Mitch Albom: When did fathers become expendable? | Detroit Free Press | freep.com. The first time I ever heard of Mitch Albom, was when he was just a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press. Although I think he has tried to branch out a bit much over couple decades, I…
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Rob Reads: A Dad’s Letter to His Son About the Only Good Reason to Get Married | Kelly M. Flanagan

A good one. I originally planned to share this one a few weeks ago.
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Do not go gentle into that good night- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

This audio reading on this is a little corny, but this poem always comes to mind whenever I’m down and it seems like all hope is lost Do not go gentle into that good night- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Personally, I’ve always liked Rodney Dangerfield’s rendition in…
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Rob Reads: If— by Rudyard Kipling : The Poetry Foundation

A great poem that speaks volumes to both fathers and sons.
