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Tough love: Why dads are harder on sons

Father and son talking. (Courtesy/iStock)

The International Father's day celebrated across the globe is a day set aside to honour and appreciate fathers and father figures in our lives.However, during my career as a barber, I have noticed that there is always bad blood between teenage boys and their dads.

Just recently, one of my clients, a 19-year-old boy, just fresh from high school and about to join university, came to my shop very early.

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