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If your dad is still here, you still have time.

The Resolution is a one-page covenant for anyone who doesn't want to wake up one day regretting the relationship they had — or didn't have — with the man who raised them.

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    The Book

    Walking with Grizzlies

    Most books on fatherhood are written for fathers. This one's written for the rest of us.

    "Most fatherhood content is about being a better dad to your kids. This is about being better kids to your dad. It's the book I wish I'd read while mine was still around to call."

    And if you're a parent: the way you treat the man who raised you is the curriculum your kids are absorbing.

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    The Grizzly Letters.

    The heart of the podcast.

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    About Mick

    I'm writing as a son.

    Mick Naples lost his dad — a stubborn, old-school Italian who fixed lawnmowers for a living and could bring a grown man to tears of laughter just by answering the phone. What Mick learned in the aftermath became Walking with Grizzlies.

    He lives in Canfield, Ohio with his wife and son. He wrote the book for the person he used to be — anyone whose dad is still around to call.

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