So classic moment in parenting world for us was when our oldest son CJ was three years old

Was he three? Yeah, he was three and I'm giving him a bath and he looks at me and he's a real analytical

You could tell it already and he and today he's an engineer and IT with sharper image

But he's three years old and he's always thinking and he's just staring at my face. I'll never forget this and he goes

Hey, dad

How old were you when your head started sucking your hair back in?

I

Mean, that's how I could tell he's like analyzing like what's happening with my dad's hair

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I asked all the boys when time is I got a little bit older. I said tell me what you guys think about the most

Uh-huh, and that son said oh easy. I'm constantly thinking about how does that work?

How does that work and that was it's that's totally who he is and always has been it always has

You know, there's a part of being a parent where you can try and change that or you can celebrate that

And the reason we're bringing that up is we have

Brian and Stephanie Carter back in the studio one more time

Talking about their book made the last which is eight principles to build long-lasting relationships and we've just had a blast with you guys

Last two days. Thank you for having me. I hope you made fun. It's been great

It's been great and if we would all apply the principles that you talked about yesterday

You would have amazing marriages. So now we want to dive into a little bit of this parenting aspect. You guys have been married 25 years

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