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**The Daily Dad**

The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.

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Hold Them To You Like This Feb 12, 2025

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We worry, we care, we struggle to find the right balance—and our well-meaning efforts backfire.

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Sometimes This Is All You Can Do Feb 11, 2025

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We are so vulnerable as parents, hostages to fortune because of these little kids we love.

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It’s All So Delicate Feb 10, 2025

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Savor this dream while you're living it. Cherish every moment you have. Life can change in an instant.

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Matthew McConaughey: "I’ve Hit My Sweet Spot as a Father" Feb 08, 2025

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One minute, they’re little kids holding your hand, and before you know it they’re teenagers off in their own world. Matthew McConaughey sits down with Ryan to talk about the crazy speed of parenting, the balancing act between being a guide and letting kids find their own way, and how fatherhood evolves—especially when your kids start seeing you as more of a friend.

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Why Do We Do This? Feb 07, 2025

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We carry shame from things our parents harped on. It’s understandable…but still terrible.

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If You Want Their Respect… Feb 06, 2025

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When things aren’t working, it’s probably because you are checked out, checking your inbox again, scrolling social media again. They can tell you’re not paying attention.

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How Else Are They Supposed To Get This? Feb 05, 2025

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You want them to be independent. You don’t want them to just blindly follow instructions or fall for every confident, powerful person they come across.

The trouble is that right now, though, you just want them to listen.

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Where To Find The Reward Feb 04, 2025

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Is the reward supposed to be that they grow up and be successful? Are you supposed to wait for their high school graduation or their wedding to feel like it was all worth it?

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This Is What Completeness Comes From Feb 03, 2025

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Parenting, we’ve said, is not about those exciting moments of quality time. Nor, it turns out, is life supposed to be moments of accomplishments or conquest or hedonic pleasure.

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Living With a Stoic | Ryan and Sam Holiday Feb 01, 2025

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In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam discuss the impact Stoicism has had on Ryan, both in their marriage and as a parent. Plus, they also share how Meditations by Marcus Aurelius may have unexpectedly shaped the foundation of their relationship.

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