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EPISODE · Feb 22, 2023 · 24 MIN

215 - Don't Do That! What I would tell myself as a young dad

from Fathers Fire · host Jody Sedrick

I've been married 34 years this past week. Judie posed the question to me in our podcast "Into The Grey". What would you tell your 18/20-year-old self about relationships, careers, and spirituality?  This got me thinking about what I would tell myself as a young man about being a dad and good husband Show Highlights: Remember they are kids Let them make mistakes Let them explore / explore with them Let them play Make them do a season Let them see you make big moves Let them see you love their mom Counsel with your wife Be a unified front - don’t let kids play you against each other What if you didn’t have a good dad You know what you didn’t like, you know what you don’t want to be opposite Angry - patient Stubborn- open and understanding Yeller- soft spoken Workaholic - set aside time Overbearing - gentle Alcoholic - Clean and sober Forgive yourself when you mess up Apologize. - own who you are and what you do What would you tell yourself?

I've been married 34 years this past week. Judie posed the question to me in our podcast "Into The Grey". What would you tell your 18/20-year-old self about relationships, careers, and spirituality?  This got me thinking about what I would tell myself as a young man about being a dad and good husband Show Highlights: Remember they are kids Let them make mistakes Let them explore / explore with them Let them play Make them do a season Let them see you make big moves Let them see you love their mom Counsel with your wife Be a unified front - don’t let kids play you against each other What if you didn’t have a good dad You know what you didn’t like, you know what you don’t want to be opposite Angry - patient Stubborn- open and understanding Yeller- soft spoken Workaholic - set aside time Overbearing - gentle Alcoholic - Clean and sober Forgive yourself when you mess up Apologize. - own who you are and what you do What would you tell yourself?

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