36 episodes
Diary of Fatherhood Joseph Oche
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- Kids & Family
Hello!
Welcome to my Diary of Fatherhood! My name is Joseph Oche. My wife, Patience, and I are blessed with three children. Occasionally, I’m also blessed to be a father figure to somebody. I love being a father and welcome its challenges cheerfully. Dairy of Fatherhood is a reflective journal of some of my many lightbulb moments in the journey, birthed from my hobby of thoughtful writing. It is hinged upon open, honest, humorous, and safe communication within our family, as well as on my intentional involvement in the lives of my children. May sharing my experiences inspire you!
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Dad, Are We Financially Unstable?
An unsettling question from my son leads us to have an engaging conversation about developing the right attitude with money.
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Dad, I'd Like to Talk to You About How You Spoke to John and Me.
A lesson about being sensitive to other people's moods and knowing when it is inappropriate to play.
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Boys Can't Hit Girls.
As my family and I were walking from the parking lot into the church, I reminded Ofu,
“Hey, Papi, please remember to remove your hat when we enter the church.”
Then he blotted, “But why?”
Me: “Men and boys don’t wear hats in the church.”
Ofu: “I want to know why.”
Me: “It’s a mark of respect for God as we worship Him. It’s like how we remove our caps when we sing the national anthem.”
Ofu: “Ooo! Why is it that boys have to be the ones giving up everything? Boys can’t wear hats in the church. Boys can’t hit girls, yet they hit boys all the time.”
Me: “Oh no. We can’t hit girls. You’re right. We walk away. Let’s talk about this when we get out of church. Ok?”
Ofu’s concern validates a question that I have been pondering. The question is: “Do denigrating men contribute to women’s empowerment?”
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I Felt Sad For Him, So I Asked Mom If We Could Buy Him A New Pair.
By enabling our children to freely share their stories and actively listen, we will see tangible pieces of evidence of their characters.
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Thank You, Jesus × 1000.
How do you share your faith with your children?
This episode is an example of the different ways that I do so.
John: “Why are they saying, ‘thank you, Jesus, repeatedly and you’ve been listening to it all morning? And I don’t mean it in a bad way.”
Me: “I’m glad that you asked. That means you have been paying attention. Thank you. Let me first play the introduction for you and we can talk a little bit. It’s very short; less than a minute.”
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A Misunderstood Compliment.
Ofu: “I gave a compliment to someone yesterday, and he got offended and then threw his glasses away. I was reported to my teacher, and she tried to email mom, but it didn’t go through.”
Me: “I can imagine. That was a misunderstood compliment. He didn’t get it.”
My son shared how he gave his classmate a rhetorical compliment, which was misunderstood. We had this conversation about using standard English all the time with people who may not understand our rhetoric.
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