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Bruce Blakemore

We welcome Bruce Blakemore, a teacher, singer/songwriter, farmer, and dad, as he shares the inspirations for his songs. He performs "Old John Deere," and "Bloody Merry Go Round."

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HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AS A

BUSY DAD

I get it – you want friends. But as a grown man and a father, that can be a weird thing to admit out loud. But the truth is, you don’t just want friends, you need friends. And you can’t afford to go any longer without them.

One survey found that 70% of fathers say that their stress levels increased in the 12 months after becoming a father for the first time, and approximately a quarter of dads say they felt isolated when they first became a father.

Yet we know that friends are crucial to a healthy life. The same survey found that dads without close friends are more likely to experience increased stress levels in the first 12 months of becoming a father.

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