Ben Tuffy Lee

What this episode covers

Ben is a father of two boys, he's a rock singer in, self described "Dad punk" band, the Dirty Bloods and he is Dan's brother. Topics discussed. Abandoning fashion- letting yourself go and saying all the same stuff your dad said to you. You reap what you sow- talk nonsense and telling bad jokes comes back at you twice as hard. What is normal for a 4 year old? Footy and the joys of indoctrinating your children. Laser tag is excellent therapy for parents. Dealing with the issue of drugs and alcohol as your kids get older. Sex education and puberty. Parenting is adapting. Sympathy for our own parents. Prepare your kids for the reality of the world. How "present" can you realistically be? The parental meltdown- how do you deal with losing your cool. Keeping a toddler safe Accepting big emotions- A four year old is like your drunk mate. Boys boundaries- hard and soft edges. Parental guilt. Love and psychopathy. Derek tells a conception story. "it's really f&^%$ing hard" that's the truth. Hang on to your hat and don't forget you're not alone. Special thanks to Zeek for 1) making the music i have loved for 20 odd years, and 2) letting us use the awesome track 'my big brother' for the outro this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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