Thanks, Dad.
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At The Good Men Project our sole purpose is to host a conversation about what it means to be a man in the 21st century, and this Father’s Day we want to share with you the best content we have from our amazing team of writers.
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This Movie Suggests the Modern Man is Ready for a New Father Archetype
by Dixie Gillaspie
These filmmakers offer two emerging and inspiring models of fatherhood along with insights into modern masculinity.
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A Letter Writing Mission to Break the Cycle of Father-Child Pain
by Shellie R. Warren
“If you don’t deal with your emotions, one day your emotions are going to deal with you.” ~ J. Ivy
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Fathers, Brothers, Sons: Every Year on Father’s Day
Ed Madden reflects on the final moments he had with his father, and how they’ve rippled throughout his life as a man.
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The Best Fathers Day Gift of All
By Julian Redwood, MFT
Here are some of the best gifts you can give today.
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Let’s Ask Dad: The Good Men Project Presents a Video Series on the Changing Roles of Fathers
An original video series by The Good Men Project: Once again, the voices of today’s dads are sparking a conversation.
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The Most Important Lesson My Dad Taught Me
By Kathryn Hogan
Forrest Gump got it wrong: Life is like an ice cream store—on vacation with your dad.
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By Jamie Reidy
For Jamie Reidy, a certain scent conjures up vivid memories of his father. And he is eternally grateful for the reminders.
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Honoring Father’s Day: Because it Really is HIS Day
By Melanie Campbell
Melanie Campbell believes we should stop stereotyping dads as not being equal parents and give them the recognition they deserve.
My Celebration of Father’s Day is Different This Year Because I Know My Strength
by Misty Browne
Her widowed father brought them through poverty and his own poor health, 10 years after his passing she realizes she inherited his strength.
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What it Takes to be the Father I Want to Be
by Mike DiLeone
Sometimes he fears he’ll turn out like the father he never knew, then he remembers why that can never happen.
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One More Father’s Day for the Books
by Jeff Jackson
Father’s day isn’t just about ugly ties and dinner. It’s a recognition of what is an important lifelong commitment.
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This Old Salt: Lobster Fishing With Daddy
by Leigh LeCruex
Every summer Leigh LeCruex heads back home to Nova Scotia and the sea to make memories with her daddy.
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by Nina Rubin
This dad is getting a second chance at being a father to his adult kids.
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Let’s Ask Dad: The Good Men Project Presents a Video Series on the Changing Roles of Fathers
by Ken Goldstein
An original video series by The Good Men Project: Once again, the voices of today’s dads are sparking a conversation.
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The Receipt of a Good Man, and the Legacy of His Adventure
by Frank Priegue
From El Freijo to Spanish Harlem to meeting his first grandson, Frank Priegue remembers the legacy that was his dad.
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A1 Fathering Through Grilling–the Bigger, the Better
by Ned Hickson
Ah…the time-honored duty of Dad-Man grilling–the bigger the grill then, the better.
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For the Family He Never Wanted, He Became a Better Man and Father
by Kristina Hammer
A man on the edge, he hadn’t planned on settling with this specific woman. He then became the kind of father and husband we grow to respect.
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Report: The State of America’s Fathers
by William Marsiglio
University of Florida Professor William Marsiglio presents a valuable new report: The State of America’s Fathers.
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A Father’s Lesson in Parenting Through Adversity
by Charles G. Hanna
I suddenly realized that it is I who needs to deal with this, not her.
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Remembering My Father With These Two Words
by Rick Fortier
Sometimes memories are foggy, and other times, remembering a couple of words makes them crystal clear.
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Children Who Belong to Other Men
by Don Mathis
“How I envy his time with that child of mine”
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Get the Picture? A Father’s Legacy and the Love of Art
by Mary Novaria
Sometimes the most memorable gift a father can leave is living by example. Mary Novaria’s dad and his appreciation for art is one such legacy.
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A Letter to My Hero and Namesake on Father’s Day
by Austin Hodgens
Writer Austin Hodgens did the best, most natural thing a son could do to honor his father’s legacy—he wrote a letter.
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Serifs and Sunrises: A Lesson in Fatherhood and Legacy
by Tor de Vries
Legacy—like the right font in the script of our daily lives—is intrinsic in the way a father guides his children.
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Dads Deserve a Better Father’s Day Gift This Year
by James Woodruff
Do we really put less thought into Father’s Day because we value Moms more than Dads?
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The Pain I Feel Each Year on Father’s Day
by Surjit Singh Flora
He is always in my heart. I will always love him forever…
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by Kevin Wright
My mom is the one who is always there for me, who taught me the things a dad might. And for that reason, I celebrate her on Father’s Day.
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7 Gifts This Dad Would Rather Get Than Guns (You Know, for Father’s Day and Such)
by Jeremy McKeen
What’s better than a gun, tank, or bomb? The answer: pens, homes, and playground equipment.
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by Jim Jackson
Becoming a father for the first time brings many new challenges. Understanding the importance of your role is the first step to success.
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Revisiting My Dad’s Death While Telling Others About His Life
by Melissa Drake
My Dad passed a short 11 months after my mother. This is the tribute I shared at his funeral. Reading it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
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The Best of Father’s Day Career Advice from 7 Career Professionals
by Mark Anthony Dyson
Here’s the best career advice from dads to their sons and daughters—and you.
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This Dad Hates Father’s Day and the Flawed Premise It’s Founded On
by Andrew S. Delfino
This stay-at-home-dad rejects the underlying, stereotypical nonsense that has been a cash cow called Father’s Day. Is he right?
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Three Things You Should Know about Cutting Your Father out of Your Life (and Letting Him Back In)
by Giorgio Selvaggio
More than 7 years of stubborn silence, both of them had new lives, but the bond wasn’t broken.
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Her Dad Gave Her New Life and Rebirth–Where’s the Father’s Day Card for That?
by Kerry Kijewski
He was there for the day of her birth and then, her later “rebirth” after a successful kidney transplant.
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by The Editors
Looking for something unusual to give to dad this Father’s Day? We’ve rounded them up for you.
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Music Video ‘Baby Girl’ is Expression of Fatherly Love
by Chris Van Loan, Sr.
As his daughter was growing into young adulthood, this father found his own way to tell her she deserves the love and respect of a good man.
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A Father’s Day Reflection—When Love is a Revolutionary Act
by Alex Yarde
With so much upheaval in the world, Alex Yarde reflects on a father’s role in teaching his children how not only how to think, but how to love instead of hate.
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Three Words From Dad That Changed My Life
by Adam Patrick
Adam Patrick Kindilien knows a father’s advice can be priceless, and he’s grateful for the gift.
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by Kimberly Zapata
As someone who grew up without a father, Kimberly Zapata has been humbled by her husband as superhero, boo-boo kisser, snuggler—but most of all, as the foundation of their family’s life together.
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by Lisa Duggan
There is much to be heard in the silence between a father and his daughter.
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The Things They Carried (Dad/Mom Version)
by Andrew S. Delfino
All carried some, and some carried all.
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Revisiting My Dad’s Death While Telling Others About his Life
by Melissa Drake
The moving tribute shared at a father’s funeral.
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The Day my Dad Risked his Life to Save my Model Rocket
by Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds shares a memory from his youth of when his dad reached beyond his expectations to help him.
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My Dad Died too Soon After he Broke Free of the Man Box
by Margaret Ozemet
After a crisis allowed him to see beyond his traditional masculinity, their father-daughter relationship grew stronger . . . at least for a little while.
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This Dad Knows Who He Rolls With
by Sean Swaby
This is a rap about a father’s love for his family.
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by Sean Swaby
Father’s are awesome just because of who they are.
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Honoring Father’s Day: Because It Really Is HIS Day.
by Melanie Campbell
Melanie Campbell believes we should stop stereotyping dads as not being equal parents and give them the recognition they deserve.
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On Father’s Day, a New Dad Looks at His Kid and Sees
by Garrett Imeson
#ILookAtMyKidAndSee
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by Jamie Reidy
For Jamie Reidy, a certain scent conjures up vivid memories of his father. And he is eternally grateful for the reminders.
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The Best Father’s Day Gift of All
by Julian Redwood MFT
Here is what dad’s really want for Father’s Day. And it’s not the latest gizmo.
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Thank you all for helping us celebrate this day.
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So honored and proud to be in the company of so many incredible, authentic, honest, and inspiring writers on this very special Father’s Day!