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Everything Marcus Learned From Antoninus Jun 18, 2023

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Happy Father’s Day to everyone!

It’s pretty incredible how concise Marcus Aurelius is throughout Meditations. There are nearly 500 passages throughout, and rarely is a passage longer than a few sentences.
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Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Setting Our kids And Ourselves Up For Success Jun 17, 2023

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On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on setting our kids and ourselves up for success, creating space by doing less and building the confidence to remain consistent.
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This Is Why They Study Jun 16, 2023

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The point is not to get good grades. The point is not a good score on their SATs. It’s not about what college they get into. College is not about what kind of job they can snag. Success in school is not succeeding in school.
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They Don’t Learn Anything Important This Way Jun 15, 2023

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Think of all the stuff you know. The skills you have. The movie quotes you can throw out there mid-conversation.

It’s interesting, isn’t it? You remember more from a two-hour movie than from the museums you were dragged to. You learned more from Wikipedia rabbit holes you fell down than you do from a couple decades in school. What’s that about?
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How To Be Someone They Can Be Proud Of Jun 14, 2023

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Of course, her father would have preferred to be powerful, to be wealthy, to hold some prestigious position. He didn’t want to dig sewage canals or wait on entitled aristocrats. He didn’t want to be at the bottom of Rome’s social hierarchy. Nobody would choose that life.
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Their Feelings Are Their Feelings Jun 13, 2023

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Some of the things your kids think are ridiculous–products of their imagination or their fears. Some of the things they like are hilarious and weird–the products of their own uniqueness, products of just not knowing better. Some of the feelings they have are not your fault–again, they have imaginations and fears. Some of their feelings are products of mistakes you’ve made, flaws you have.

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Tell Them They Have This Jun 12, 2023

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Nobody would have wanted Joseph Kennedy to be their dad. He was an avaricious businessman. He cheated on his wife. He had his daughter lobotomized and sent away. He was controlling and manipulative. He saw his kids as extensions of himself. As we wrote recently, one of the only reasons Robert F. Kennedy turned out differently than his siblings is that he was mostly ignored and left alone by his parents, saving him from the ordeals of some of his brothers.

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Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Grumpy Mornings And Parenting Strategies Jun 10, 2023

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On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on screen time & the differences in parenting moods in the morning.
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Why Don’t They Come To You With Problems? Jun 09, 2023

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When your kids mess up, what’s your reaction? Do you freak out? Or are you calm? Do you make the situation better...or worse?

Can you actually listen?

Or are you halfway through a solution before they’ve even gotten two words of explanation out of their mouths?

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All They Want Is This Jun 08, 2023

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It was a long time ago. It was in a pretty conservative place, in a less understanding era. And even if it wasn’t, even in different circumstances, no parent wants to walk in to see their teenager making out with someone in their room. But in this case, a mom had been stunned to find her daughter on top of the covers with her daughter’s best girl friend.

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