Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast, where we provide one lesson every single day to help you with your most important job, being a parent.

I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom,

and insights from parents just like you all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

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Don't give them your fears. When Lorena Abramovich was a young girl, she saw a snake in the road. Her first reaction

as it is so often with kids was not fear, but curiosity. She wanted to get closer, to look at it,

maybe even touch it. But then her grandmother saw it and screamed. All of that curiosity disappeared

in an instant and was replaced by something much darker. That was the first moment

in my life. I really felt fear, she later reflected, but it wasn't the snake that was responsible.

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