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May 15, 2021 at 10am sharp.

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April Discussion

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The Impact of your Neighborhood on your Manhood journey (In place of A Little Fatherly Advice)

February Discussion

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December Discussion

November 2020 Discussion

September 2020 Discussion

​About​ A Little Fatherly advice

A Little Fatherly Advice is a discussion with fathers and their children around a ever growing list of of topics they should be talking to their kids about but they don’t.  The list provided below gives fathers a variety of topics to discuss with their children to make sure they heard the information from a credible source.  Through the discussions had from providing advice, fathers are able to build confidence, encourage and assure their children learn from them the correct way to do things.  Most importantly, the goal of the discussions is to open the door to increased communication and conversations between fathers and their children.

A Little Fatherly Advice-List

1. Be yourself…really be your amazing self.
2. Treat women/men with respect.
3. Know your history.
4. Be prepared for anything.
5. Stay in shape.
6. Set goals for yourself.
7. Think before you act.
8. Understand politics.
9. Learn how to do work with your hands.
10. Express yourself intelligently.
11. Don’t fall into the peer pressure trap.
12. Have a role model.
13. Be a role model.
14. Be spiritual.
15. Enjoy your life. 
16. Smile as much as you can.
17. Don’t be afraid to cry.
18. Be community involved.
19. Involve yourself in sports.
20. Be computer and technology literate.
21. Learn to tie a tie.
22. Know your suit or dress size and what makes you look good dressed up.
23. Go to the barbershop or hair salon.
24. Talk to your elders.
25. Respect to your elders.
26. Travel.
27. Visits colleges.
28. Be original.
29. Watch the news.
30. Learn to dance.
31. Own a nice dress or suit.
33. Don't be afraid to be hurt.
35. Be a good friend.
37. Be a good son or daughter.
39. Know your role (when to lead/when to follow).
32. Don't set a limit on what you can do.
34. Don’t be afraid to love.
36. Be a good sister or brother.
38. Experience other cultures.
40. Have a savings account.
41. Have a checking account.
42. Hold the door.
43. Laugh as much as you can.
44. Be able to laugh at yourself.
45. Have a resume.
46. Stay in contact with your friends.
47. Keep a journal.
48. Pray daily.
49. Don't be afraid to admit when you are wrong.
50. Don't be afraid to speak up.
51. Have a personal credo.
53. Join organizations.
55. Hit the books.
57. Write down the things you want to do in life and post them up.
59. Don't be discouraged.
52. Take care of your stuff.
54. Never burn bridges.
56. Expand your vocabulary.
58. Have a back-up plan.
60. Leave those drugs alone.
61. Don't sell drugs.
62. Listen to different styles of music.
63. Learn how to promote yourself and your skills.
64. Be well groomed.
65. Make your own money.
66. Don't always take the easy way out.
67. Never forget where you are from.
68. Don’t allow where you are from to stop you from where you are going.
69. Always tell the truth.
70. Be really good at something.
71. Accept failure gracefully but don’t give up.
73. Talk about your problems.
75. Wear condoms or make sure your birth control is in order.
77. Know why having kids young makes things harder.
79. Take pictures and video for later.
72. Always get back up.
74. Don't make excuses.
76. Don’t have sex until you are ready.
78. Always be on time.
80. Don’t be afraid to try new things.
81. Know that there is a time and a place for everything.
82. Speak first.
83. Don't hold grudges.
84. Give.
85. Know what a man is.
86. Know what a women is.
87. Learn something new everyday.
88. Don't let money be your ruler.
89. Do your best.
90. Be a good student.
91. Believe in yourself even when no one else does.
93. Apologize when you are wrong.
95. Pick someone else up when they are down.
97. Live life.
99. Respect your parents.
92. Be humble.
94. Listen.
96. Be supportive of others.
98. ​​Understand failure.
100. Realize what others have done to help you become who you are.
101. Learn to have patience.
102. Know that you have a future.
103. Work hard for what you want.
104. Don’t allow where you are from determine where you are going.
105. Don't cheat.
106. Vote.
107. Remember you are only a kid once.
108. Make your bed up everyday.
109. Know the sooner you decide what you want to do with your life, the sooner you can get started.
110. Don't follow the crowd.
111. Know it is better to come talk to your parents than to make a poor decision.
113. Go with your gut.
115. Know we will always be here to help you.
117. Pursue your dreams with 100% effort.
119. Put your mask on first.
112. Slow down and smell the roses.
114. Learn etiquette.
116. Know we want you to be a self-sufficient man or woman one day.
118. Know that every time you walk out of our home you represent all of our ancestors, you carry our family name and your actions either move us forward are backwards.
120. Never take a picture or video you would be embarrassed to show me.
121. Learn a different language.
​122. Try to speak/ understand three languages.
103. Work hard for what you want.
124. Learn how to prepare a good meal.
125. Know your rights when it comes to dealing with the police.
126. Keep your room clean.
127. Choosing your friends wisely.
128. Learning from your mistakes.
129. Have patience, your time is coming.
130. Knowing the difference between passion and purpose.
131. Know who you are whose you are what you are where you are and where you are going to.
133. Get a passport and keep updated.
135. Social media can wait.
137. Respect your father always...and take care of him when he grows old
139. Do what's right when no on is watching.
132. Talk to your grandfather about his life.
134. Talk to your mother and grandmother.
136. It’s never too early to write a business plan
138. Be present.
140. Never Stop Dreaming!

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