Mothers, Sons, Fatherhood, and His New Book Cats and Puppies w/ Arlen “Griff” Griffin

About this episode

Kenneth Braswell discusses fatherhood and motherhood with Griff, who shares insights from his new book.

In this Mother’s Day episode of I Am Dad Podcast, Kenneth Braswell sits down with Griff to discuss fatherhood, marriage, motherhood, and his new book, Cats and Puppies: This Is Not a Book About Animals. With humor, wisdom, and honesty, Griff offers a love letter to mothers raising sons and a reminder that boys need guidance, grace, and the right voices around them.

People in this episode

Host: Kenneth Braswell

Guest: Arlen “Griff” Griffin

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• motherhood
• parenting
• marriage
• guidance
• boys
• literature

Keywords

• fatherhood
• motherhood
• parenting
• boys
• guidance
• Cats and Puppies
• Arlen Griffin

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cats and Puppies: This Is Not a Book About Animals

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