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what would people be surprised to learn about you? i designed and built my
daughter
?s crib from scratch without plans. i like to build furniture for my family. how did you react when you found out you were going to be a dad? i hugged my wife and i felt a lot of joy, but uncertainty hit me when the reality sunk in. what?s one piece of advice you often give your children? be careful. i try to stay away from telling my
daughter
that she is going to fall because that sets her up for failure, but i want her to do what she is doing with care. how has parenthood changed you? i try to be more careful and mindful of what i say and do. i also realize there is always someone watching everything i do. if you had 24 hours all to yourself, what would you do? i would sleep in, then sit outside and drink coffee. i would
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started on a woodworking project and work all day on it. then, i would sit on the back porch and watch the sun dip below the tree line. what advice would you give to other parents? teach the
kids
to be proud of the work they put into something as well as the finished product. even in a loss, they can still be proud of their effort. fill in the blank! before
kids
, i never thought i would? sit down and watch
kids
? cartoons. the parenting item i couldn?t live without? the babysitter. favorite movie growing up? the cowboy way. my guilty pleasure is? an oreo blast or blizzard with extra oreo. favorite children?s book is.... where the wild things are. growing up, i knew i wanted to? be a pilot. my mom says i used to say i wanted to fly planes. i can?t stop listening to... prime country on sirius. it?s 80s/90s country. most recent proud parenting moment? my
daughter
is putting her shoes on by herself. last daddy fail? i was under my truck fixing something, and my baby girl was outside playing in her little orange and yellow car that she flintstones around in. i heard the car flip over and her whining. she?s a bit dramatic so i asked her if she was okay, and she said, ?no.? i got out from under my truck and she was halfway pinned under her little car. i felt awful! greatest thing about being a dad? i
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to help pass on values and convictions to the next generation. for my little girl, i want her to look for someone one day with the same values as me. for my son, i want to raise him to treat women the same way i treat his mom. i want them both to be hardworking and self-sufficient. if you could invite anyone over for dinner, who would you invite? i would invite my grandma on my dad?s side. she passed away before she could meet my wife or my
daughter
. what?s something parents shouldn?t feel guilty about? for fussing at your
kids
for doing something they could
get
hurt doing. what good habit do you have that you would like to pass on to the
kids
? self-sufficiency, and working with their hands to be independent. any bad habits you would not want to pass on? i am pretty gruff, probably from my time as a marine. i can be pretty blunt. i want them to be honest, but more tactful than i am. superpower you wish you had? i would like to have superhuman strength and endurance so i don?t
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