I first started listening to Dr. Dobson in 1982 during our first year of marriage. That year I read his book, “Releasing Your Grown Child.” I know this is odd, especially given that it would be seven more years before trying to have our first child, and more than twenty-five years before formally releasing our first of two. Because I recorded and listened to virtually every broadcast, at least until our kids were adults, I suspect few if any men on the planet listened to Dr. Dobson more than I. This daily “contact” made him feel like a father to me. And the positive impact on my family is hard to overestimate. I am confident I was not a “bad” dad, but others will have to judge where I fall on the scale between “above average” and “great.” But I am extremely confident that a daily dose of wisdom from Dr. Dobson helped make me a MUCH better dad than I otherwise would have been. I am eternally grateful for his consistent dedication to helping make families stronger and the country a better place. I look forward to personally thanking him when my time on earth is done. Many blessings to his wife, Shirley, children Ryan and Danae, and grandchildren.

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3. I first started listening to Dr. Dobson in 1982 during our first year of marriage. That year I read his book, “Releasing Your Grown Child.” I know this is odd, especially given that it would be seven more years before trying to have our first child, and more than twenty-five years before formally releasing our first of two. Because I recorded and listened to virtually every broadcast, at least until our kids were adults, I suspect few if any men on the planet listened to Dr. Dobson more than I. This daily “contact” made him feel like a father to me. And the positive impact on my family is hard to overestimate. I am confident I was not a “bad” dad, but others will have to judge where I fall on the scale between “above average” and “great.” But I am extremely confident that a daily dose of wisdom from Dr. Dobson helped make me a MUCH better dad than I otherwise would have been. I am eternally grateful for his consistent dedication to helping make families stronger and the country a better place. I look forward to personally thanking him when my time on earth is done. Many blessings to his wife, Shirley, children Ryan and Danae, and grandchildren.