Joyce Shirley

“Dads. Do you not realize that your child needs to feel your skin on his? Do you not realize the incredible and powerful bond that skin on skin contact with your daughter will give you? Do you not understand the permanent mental connections that are made when you stroke your son’s bare back or rub your daughter’s bare tummy while you tell bedtime stories? And if any idiot says anything about that being inappropriate, you’re gonna get kicked in the face, first by me, and then by every other good dad out there. Touching your child is your duty as a father.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“Unhappiness is a contagious disease caused by a chronic deficiency of gratitude.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana