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"i'm proud of you."
A lot of us grew up chasing one sentence from our dad.
“I’m proud of you.”
For some guys, it was given freely.
For others, it never really came.
And when that approval doesn’t show up, it creates a fork in the road inside a young mans heart.
Some become victims.
They spend their lives feeling like they weren’t enough.
But others… others become something else entirely.
They become relentless.
They build.
They prove.
They endure.
They push further than most people ever will.
I’ve never really heard my dad genuinely say he’s proud of me.
And if I’m honest, it hurts.
But the older I get, the more I wonder if God sometimes allows certain gaps in our lives because they become fuel for our calling.
Sometimes the very thing that wounds us is the thing that drives us.
A lot of “black sheep” carry that same story.
We didn’t quite fit.
We weren’t fully understood.
And we were always trying to prove something.
But that fire can become purpose if we let it.
So if you’ve ever felt that missing approval, don’t let it turn you into a victim.
Let it turn you into a man who builds a life so meaningful that the approval you once chased becomes something you give to the next generation.
And maybe that’s the real win.
Not hearing “I’m proud of you.”
But becoming the kind of father, leader, and man who says it to someone else at exactly the moment they need it. 💪
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