Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you

with your most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy,

by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world. Thank you for

listening, and we hope this helps. Don't be mad at good people. You're a patient person. You

don't get road rage. You don't snap at your employees. You accept apologies when offered. You treat strangers well because these are the rules of polite society because this is the secret to success in business and in life. Wonderful. But when you do lose your temper, who does it inevitably seem to be with? Your family. It's so strange, we neglect to confront the jerk on

the street, but God forbid your son leaves his shoes out. You've asked your assistant a thousand

times to do something, but you'll get short with your wife because she couldn't hear you over the noise

in the other room. It feels like a paradox, but really this is a problem of proximity. Precisely because

they're closest to you, you have more

opportunities to get upset with them than anyone else. And oddly, you hold on to this anger because

you can't because they put up with it. It's a sad, twisted state of affairs. The people who are bad

but far away are rarely fixtures for our rage. The people who are mostly good, who on the whole have

helped us and loved us many more times than they've hurt us, these are the recipients of our tempers

and our anger. Let us not be angry at good people, Seneca writes, and on anger. Today, when you find

yourself getting upset with someone you love with your kids, remind yourself that their positive

traits far outweigh whatever is bothering you. Just the fact that we can get love with your kids. Remind yourself that their positive traits far outweigh

whatever is bothering you. Just the fact that we can get mad at our kids, that they love us enough

to put up with it, or because they're kids and they have to put up with it, is not a reason to

indulge ourselves. We should try not to get upset with anyone, but if we are going to get mad,

let's make sure ours is a target

of offense and not opportunity because our families deserve better. And again, if you are struggling

with temper, check out the Daily Stoak tame your temper course. We invite all the Daily Dad listeners

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