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Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1m

Work can wait. The hug can’t.

#DadLife #FamilyOverWork #WorkFromHomeDad

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 2h

DAY 28 of 30: Dad Leadership in Action 👊
Show up today—because tomorrow comes fast. 🕰️

Follow us for more simple but powerful reminders on showing up with love, consistency, and purpose — the kind of leadership our kids never forget. 💪

#DadLeadership #Day29of30 #ConsistentLove

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Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 5h

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧”

My teen was quiet after practice.
I asked questions. He shrugged.
Then I said nothing for a minute.
He started talking.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 5h

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 13h

👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 13h

4️⃣ 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐧.
5️⃣ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.
6️⃣ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬.
7️⃣ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.

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Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 13h

“𝟕 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝”

1️⃣ 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧.
2️⃣ 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫.
3️⃣ 𝐒𝐚𝐲 “𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 17h

The best part of working from home? Moments like this.
Watching her learn — and being there for it. ❤️

#DadLife #WorkFromHomeDad #ProudDadMoment

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 20h

Loving your wife doesn’t mean you always agree.
It means you choose love anyway. 💍

#HusbandLife #MarriageWisdom #FamilyMan

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 21h

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 21h

“𝟑 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫”

1️⃣ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.
2️⃣ 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.
3️⃣ 𝐀𝐬𝐤, “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰?”

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 23h

What real dad life looks like…

#RealDadMoments #FamilyMan #Fatherhood

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

DAY 27 of 30: Dad Leadership in Action 👊
When you burn out, the whole family feels it. 😮‍💨

Follow for more real talk on leading your family from a place of strength — not burnout. 💭
Because when you rest, you don’t fall behind. You refuel to show up where it matters most.

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Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭”

He spilled juice on my laptop.
My first thought was anger.
My second was his face when he realized it.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧”

Folding laundry felt like busy work until I saw my wife smile.
Turns out, service is romance in disguise.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

𝗣𝗥𝗢 𝗗𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗣 🚨
Tired of the TV raising your kids?
Here’s what to do instead.

#ProDadMoment #DadLife #ProDadTips

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

Wanna love your wife better?
👉 Teach your kids to respect her.

#FamilyMan #HusbandLife #MarriageTips

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

6️⃣ 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 — 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

“𝟔 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬”

1️⃣ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭.
2️⃣ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲.
3️⃣ 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡.
4️⃣ 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬.
5️⃣ 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭.

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 1d

My new workout partner just showed up.

#DadAndSon #WorkoutBuddy #FamilyGoals

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 2d

DAY 26 of 30: Dad Leadership in Action 👊
When life shakes, faith steadies the man. 🌊

Follow for more reminders to stay grounded, lead strong, and build your home on faith. 🙏
Because when everything else shakes, your steadiness teaches your family what trust really looks like.

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Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 2d

“𝟑 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐬”

1️⃣ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢.
2️⃣ 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: “What 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?”

Thomas Wilcox Family Man @thomaswilcox.bsky.social · 2d

3️⃣ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 — 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.
👉 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.