{"id":1570763,"date":"2022-07-26T06:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1570763"},"modified":"2022-07-26T06:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:20:37","slug":"real-life-married-couple-displays-beauty-of-parenting-in-new-film-strong-fathers-strong-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-life-married-couple-displays-beauty-of-parenting-in-new-film-strong-fathers-strong-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Life Married Couple Displays Beauty Of Parenting In New Film \u2018Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freal-life-married-couple-displays-beauty-of-parenting-in-new-film-strong-fathers-strong-daughters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1570763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>For a father, nothing is more daunting than the uncharted territory of raising a daughter \u2014 let alone three. With faith and family at the center, Pure Flix\u2019s first original movie, \u201cStrong Fathers, Strong Daughters,\u201d explores the ups and downs fathers face when raising their little girls.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"qsHWgMxL6y7IQZ1NHC2ruPJcLo5N0U406hGRgTwkrp8WUvlueR13hVzQqP42BoZb8pe7AlxJyYD9KMdzaSmKiD\"><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Adapted from Dr. Meg Meeker\u2019s bestselling book, \u201cStrong Fathers, Strong Daughters\u201d explores the dynamics of the Parstons, a traditional suburban family in which the father, Steve, navigates raising his three daughters all in different stages of life. Alongside his wife, Connie, Steve grapples with his youngest daughter outgrowing childhood, the dramatics of raising an angsty teen, and letting go of his eldest, whose life plans stray drastically from his idea for her future.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most unique aspects of the film is that parents Steve and Connie are played by the real-life couple Bart Johnson and Robyn Lively. Casting them was no coincidence, as director David de Vos happened upon their family vlogs and saw that their personal life aligned with his vision for the fictional Parston family. You might recognize Lively from \u201c9-1-1: Lone Star\u201d or \u201cThe Karate Kid III,\u201d but playing a suburban matriarch alongside her real-life husband has been a whole different experience for the actress, as her personal life supplemented the acting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful that I have the experience of being a mother and the bonus of being married to Bart,\u201d Lively told The Federalist just hours before the red carpet premiere of the movie. \u201cWe definitely sidebar and keep each other in check, and that\u2019s how you got to do it. You have to be a team first. And you have to be a parent first and a friend second to your kids. I loved having this opportunity to work with my husband. We say, \u2018Wow, we\u2019ve been prepping for this for over 22 years.\u2019 We really loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Behind every strong father is a strong mother, and Lively\u2019s portrayal of Connie shows how a mother can lead by example for husbands in how to raise girls into strong young women. She also exemplifies how the intrinsic differences between women and men, mothers and fathers, balance out and complement each other in raising a family. <\/p>\n<p>If Bart Johnson seemed familiar to some \u2014 especially millennial and Gen-Z viewers \u2014 it might be because this is not Johnson\u2019s first time playing a strong father figure on the silver screen. Viewers might recognize him as Coach Bolton from the hit Disney Channel original series \u201cHigh School Musical.\u201d Johnson\u2019s role in that franchise showed a dad who worked to ensure the best life for his son through basketball \u2014 and soon realized how to support his son\u2019s other dreams as well. Now, Johnson channels a similar energy for Steve Parston in \u201cStrong Fathers.\u201d Whether playing the father of a son caught between two passions or of a clan of girls at different life stages, his objectives remain the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis movie got me thinking about how I played Bolton,\u201d Johnson told The Federalist. \u201cI tried to play that character with conflict because I think that\u2019s the reality of being a parent. You want to lead your kids to do the right thing, but you don\u2019t really know what you\u2019re doing. You\u2019re just doing your best. So along with your confidence, you must have an element of humility and know that you don\u2019t have all the answers. You just try to base your decisions on doing right by your kids, and not doing what\u2019s necessarily easy or fun. The right choices to make in life are rarely the easiest choices to make, and the hardest choices are the ones that will serve you the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Strong faith might seem in conflict with a successful acting career, but the couple\u2019s faith has led them to projects that actually work in tandem with their beliefs and the morals they want to exemplify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always made a commitment in our lives to put family first and put our relationship first, so we don\u2019t really have a hard time turning down things that don\u2019t feel right,\u201d Johnson added.<\/p>\n<p>The couple couldn\u2019t be more excited to finally share the project that hits so close to home for them and many viewers. In talking with The Federalist, the two bantered back and forth about their experiences filming, noted that their kids don\u2019t think they\u2019re particularly cool despite being movie stars, and laughed along with each other while recalling their experiences parenting on and off the screen. As a normal family with normal experiences, the acting pair brings a believable quality to their parental performances many viewers can relate to.<\/p>\n<p>In a world where notable on-screen patriarchs are drug king-pins or mob bosses, \u201cStrong Fathers, Strong Daughters\u201d is a breath of fresh air and will stream exclusively on Pure Flix, a streaming service that specializes in faith-filled and family-friendly content. The movie doesn\u2019t aim to degrade a man\u2019s strength, but rather exemplifies how it can be misconstrued in raising a family sometimes and how it ultimately serves as the strong backbone for a family. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStrong Fathers, Strong Daughters\u201d will be available for streaming Aug. 1 on Pure Flix.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Elise McCue is an intern at The Federalist and student majoring in multimedia journalism and professional and technical writing. She also reports on the Southwest Virginia music scene for The Roanoke Times. 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