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quick q&a before
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, i never thought i would? live to see 30. in my fridge, you will always find? hot sauce. favorite movie growing up? back to the future , all three. my guilty pleasure is? beer and hot chocolate. favorite children?s book is? where the sidewalk ends. growing up, i knew i wanted to? be a game warden. i can?t stop listening to? 311, incubus. i like my coffee? with a splash of almond creamer. going to the beach, colorado, cruises, jiu
jitsu
. what?s your parenting style? s: i?m good cop, she?s bad cop. what?s one piece of advice you often give your children? s: don?t lie, cheat, or steal. you?ll do all three if you do one. your word is everything. what?s one thing your kids have taught you? s: although it sounds cheesy, how to truly love something more than yourself. when i held mackenzie for the first time, it hit me that she was part of piper and part of me. she was the continuation of us. what?s your favorite time of day? s: i get to leave school early to go grocery shopping, and my wife leaves early from school as well. when we both get off early from school, once a week we meet up at our house and spend an hour together before we get the kids. if you had 24 hours to yourself, what would you do? s: fishing and hunting and frogging all in the same day. i would binge all the things i loved doing when i was little. what advice would you give to other parents? s: enjoy the little things, everything. make sure you put time for your spouse outside of your kids, and kids away from your spouse. how has life changed since starting the gym? s: because it?s for myself, it?s brought more meaning to my life that i didn?t even know wasn?t there. some of my students have a lot of challenges in life, but when they?re on the mat, they get to be totally different. i see changes in them. even the adults that have weight issues. we?re changing people?s lives, and they?re benefiting. our women?s self defense classes have meant so much. we?re helping people, and it?s very rewarding. what do you love about cooking and jiu jitsu? s: i will never quit learning. there are so many different cuisines and styles of jiu jitsu. they?re both extremely frustrating but so rewarding. jiu jitsu is a thinking man?s game, and cooking?s the same way. it takes a certain person to stick with them. how does owning a business provide an example for your children? s: work hard and put passion in anything you do. show commitment. how did you get involved in jiu jitsu? s: daddy/daughter night. i wanted to do something fun with mackenzie when she was seven years old. we went to our first class together to have daddy/daughter time, and then piper crashed in two weeks later and got better than me. how does sharing the same passion for jiu jitsu impact your marriage? s: it?s made us closer because we?re very honest with each other. she motivates me and keeps me going. it?s something we can do together besides just our relationship and kids. i encourage her and she encourages me. ? o c t o b e r 2 0 1 7 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 4 3
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