MIKE LOPRESTI: Tamika, Harvey and other special dad/kid pairs

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One thought on “MIKE LOPRESTI: Tamika, Harvey and other special dad/kid pairs

  1. Thanks for another wonderful, heart-warming column, Mike. At the root of virtually all of society’s problems today is the disintegration of the nuclear family, too often characterized by absentee fathers. Thanks for taking the time to research and report the obvious good results of fathers being actively involved in their children’s upbringing, and then being able to enjoy the fruits of having executed those God-given responsibilities.

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