Real magic: Trio’s nonprofit began with haircuts and graduated to hugs
In Whitehaven, Magic Dads are buying kids backpacks and school supplies, giving them haircuts and making sure they have a positive male role model.
Topic: Father's Day
RSSThere are 12 article(s) tagged Father's Day:
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June 2024
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Meat, cheese and spices: A Father’s Day gift guide for foodies
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16. What are you getting the dad in your life?
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June 2023
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Baseball fathers give their sons everything they have
From that first game of catch between father and son, they have grown closer. “Everybody thinks they’ve got the greatest dad in the world, and I do, too,” says Memphis Redbirds pitcher Tommy Parsons.
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Echols: Lessons we learn from the father
As families celebrate Father’s Day, Candace Echols details the lessons she’s learned from her husband — including that wrestling has some actual value.
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July 2022
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Calkins: He came to Memphis for Mike Tyson. He wound up as a dad of five.
Brian Young moved to Memphis to stage the Tyson-Lewis fight. It was a huge success. But what happened next might be the best part of the story. Without ever expecting it, Young became a dad of five.
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On Father’s Day, remembering what it means to have a stepdad by Eric Barnes
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June 2022
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On Father’s Day, remembering what it means to have a stepdad
Eric Barnes: “Thoughts on my stepfather on the first Father’s Day since his passing — and more than 43 years since he entered my and my late mother’s life.”
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Calkins: He came to Memphis for Mike Tyson. He wound up as a dad of five.
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July 2021
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Calkins: At the height of his career, Mike Glenn stepped away from FedEx to care for his daughter. It’s a story of sacrifice and love.
When Mike Glenn retired from FedEx at the height of his career in 2016, the news release said it was to “transition his focus full time to his family.” This is the story behind that decision, one that is hard and beautiful all at once.
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June 2021
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Opinion: Active fathers are critical to children’s success
As we dedicate this day to celebrating fathers, it’s even more important that we consider how critical fathers are, year-round, to the health of their family units and the well-being of their children.
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A Father’s Day tale: Sports brings son closer to fading father
For Chris Luther, an NFL draft and NBA play-in game were more than just that in his father’s final days.
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June 2020
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Calkins: The hardest Father’s Day of them all
Pete Wickham should be taking his son, Matt, to a Redbirds game today. But Pete was diagnosed with a brain tumor and Matt — who is autistic and intellectually disabled — is locked down with COVID-19. Somehow, this very difficult Father's Day has become a reminder of what it's all about.
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June 2019
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Let’s reinvent what ‘being a man’ is
There are others out there like me who value the ability to be vulnerable, honest and real as it relates to the adventure of fatherhood.
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Father’s role in child’s life is vital
Children with fathers are less likely to repeat a grade, more likely to get A's and more likely to enjoy school.
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