Well, today I'm joined by my guest Larry Hagner.

Larry leads the Good Dad Project and is the host of the Dad Edge podcast, where

Larry and his guest help you become the best, strongest, and happiest version of yourself

so you can help guide your kids to the best version of

themselves. There is also the author of The Dad's Edge, Nine Simple Ways to Have Ultimate Patients,

Improved Relationships, and Positive, Lasting Memories. Today, we're going to be talking about

connecting with your kids.

Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage

and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage. I am your co-host, Christina

Dodson. On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberling. Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.

Larry, thanks so much for being with us today. It's an honor to have you on the podcast. Great

for the opportunity just spend time with you and just kind of delve into some things that can make

guys a better dad. So kick things off. How did you and your wife meet? How long have you guys been

married? Your kids? How old are they, that kind of

stuff? Yeah, so my wife and I met in college. And first of all, thank you very much for

having me on this show. Big, big fan of your work. So this is an honor being on your show. Yeah,

my wife and I met back in 1996 when we were in college. And, man, I just had my eye on her. I saw her the first day of school.

I was a sophomore. She was a freshman. And I was like, man, I've got to meet that woman. And it

took me like months to work up the courage to finally go up and talk to her. But, you know, we did.

And, you know, here we are. So I've known her for 24 years. And we've been

married now for 17 years. We have four boys. We have a 14 year olds. I have a 14 year old son,

a 12 year old son, a 6 year old son and a 4 year old son, which if you ever want to know what

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