On Being a Better Dad Than I Had

I didn’t have my pops around growing up. That’s why I’m doing it differently.

Chris L. Robinson
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5 min readJan 22, 2019

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YYesterday, it hit me again how I have probably spent more time with my son in a day than my father shared with me in his lifetime. And the thought came to me thanks to a very simple act: I took my son to shop for boots for the first time.

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Chris L. Robinson
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Top Writer in Parenting, and Food. I write about masculinity, fatherhood, family, and relationships.