# @iamdevale on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbZB6tguCTo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68421671-iamdevale-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-29T21:09:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Devale Ellis (@iamdevale) — https://gondola.cc/iamdevale

## Caption

It ain’t always fun & games… Sometimes it’s fun & learning!
As a young boy I was very creative but also not very fond of reading. That wasn’t until I noticed my Dad used to sit in his chair and read every night. That’s when everything changed for me. The very person I looked to for confirmation silently showed me that reading was cool and he didn’t even know it. Now with my sons I often relieve Kay Kay from study sessions to show my young Kings that reading, listening and learning is paramount in manhood development. 

So no, we don’t read because “Mommy said we have to…” We read because knowledge and understand will make you a better man PERIOD! And it’s fun to know sh*t.😏💪🏾

Full Episodes of House of Ellis available on Patreon. Join now for $3 a month or $32 for the entire year. Fun family content every week, complete with full podcast episodes, Kay Kay’s workout regime coming soon and VIP access to LIVE SHOW tickets.😈 YES WE ARE GOING BACK ON TOUR ONE LAST TIME!!! New Book coming (announcement this fall).

Link in bio! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

#DevalesTruth #HouseOfEllis #RaisingKings #EllisEverAfterPodcast

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devalestruth, houseofellis, raisingkings, elliseverafterpodcast

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