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Teach Them to Believe in This Sep 25, 2020

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"In August 1933, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a letter to his young daughter Frances who was away at camp. It's a beautiful, personal letter from a man who was flawed—failed by his own parents—but tried, especially at the end of his short life, to step up and do the right thing."
Learn more about what Fitzgerald tried to teach his daughter, and what you can learn form his example, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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What Story Are You Telling Your Kids? Sep 24, 2020

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"There are a few versions of history you can tell your kids. You can tell them the propaganda version—the fables, the self-serving myths, the lies that dictators or the jingoists like to traffic in. You can tell them the dark truth version, the almost-nihilist 'People’s History' version that is resurgent today—that everything is bad, was done with evil intention, that all of history is a cover for malevolence and that progress is impossible.
Or you can tell them the third version: The one that does not deny history or hope. The one that looks to see the good in people without pretending the bad didn’t happen."
Ryan describes how to teach your kids an accurate understanding of our country's history on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Your Feelings Don't Count Sep 23, 2020

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"Parenting just demands so much more of you, just more than you ever even thought yourself capable of giving. You do it because you want to, because you love them, of course, but also because you have no choice. This just is what it is."
Ryan describes the obligation that all parents now share on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You Have to Do This. We Need It. Sep 22, 2020

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"There is a reason that this metaphor keeps popping up. Cormac McCarthy talked about 'carrying the fire' in his haunting novel The Road, which he wrote for his son. Now Alanis Morissette puts her own spin on it in her beautiful song, 'Ablaze,' which she wrote for her two children."
Ryan explores this metaphor further in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Don’t Be Like These People Sep 21, 2020

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"We’ve come to call them 'Karens,' but the truth is that being an entitled, obnoxious ass transcends gender. It has nothing to do with the haircut, and everything to do with thinking that you’re the center of the universe and that your kids matter more than other people’s."
Ryan describes what makes Karens tick and how you can avoid becoming one on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Keep the Little Promises Sep 18, 2020

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"We tell our kids a lot of things.
We tell them that we love them. That we’ll support them no matter what. That they can come to us with anything.
We also tell them little things: We tell them we’ll be home by six. We tell them that if they clean up their toys they can have a treat. We tell them that sure, next time we’re here, we can do what they want. We tell them when they’re older, they can do this or that.
It’s not that we don’t mean those little promises; it’s just that because they’re small, we forget. Or we were really only saying them to distract them, or to change the subject. Because we were assuming they would forget, too."
Ryan describes why those little promises are so important, and why we must treat them as sacred, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You Must Love the Kid You Have Sep 17, 2020

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"Maybe you’re an introvert and your daughter turned out to be an extrovert. Maybe you always hoped for a daughter and ended up with three sons. Maybe you wanted an athlete. Or you wanted someone to hand over the family business to. Maybe, sometimes in secret, you wish you had a kid who was easier. Who didn’t struggle as yours does. Who was closer—in this way or that way—to some image you always had in your mind.
Well, guess what? That’s a YOU problem. It’s certainly not their problem."
Ryan talks about the importance of accepting your children for who they are on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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What Can You Do? You Can Do This. Sep 16, 2020

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"Especially in the early days, it can seem like being a dad is to assume the role of perpetual third wheel. You can’t nurse. You can’t magically comfort your baby. It’s not you they’re crying for in the middle of the night.
So where can a dad contribute?"
Find out a great way a dad can contribute to the household in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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