September 13, 2026 — Episode #139

The biggest challenge single dads face isn’t money or time, says T.C. Talley. It’s the quiet belief that they don’t matter.

T.C. Talley returns once more to talk with Jerry and Becky about what he sees as the number one struggle among the fathers he mentors: feeling unneeded in a culture that often treats dads as a paycheck or an afterthought. T.C. shares what he’s seen at Birth Choice, where he meets several fathers a week, and how he responds when a father walks in hostile or unsure: short, direct, honest, and with a promise never to lie. He and the hosts urge single mothers to encourage a father’s involvement, to communicate the child’s needs rather than their own hurts, and to resist playing children against one another, reminding listeners that a child’s heart has room to love many people without loving anyone less. The conversation also touches on how few pregnancy centers have fatherhood programs, and why parents should teach purity in every area of life before their kids leave for college.

Topics discussed:

• Why single fathers need to hear that they matter
• Mentoring hostile or unsure fathers with honesty and directness
• How Birth Choice has reshaped its space to welcome fathers
• Why so few pregnancy centers have fatherhood programs
• How single mothers can support a father’s involvement
• Keeping resentment from spilling onto the child
• A child’s heart can love more people without loving anyone less
• Teaching purity in every area of life before kids leave for college

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