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Mar 2021
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The Kinds of Stories To Tell Them

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“It was a dark time. The world was falling apart. School was a distant memory. All they had was time. Is this your life? Or is it the plot of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road?” Ryan explains why you should expose your kids to inspiring and entertaining stories that instill values in them, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. The Boy Who Would Be King is out now, writte ... Show More
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