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 Holliday, 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. It'll come to you later. In the moment,

it seemed like a big deal. In the moment, you just needed them to understand your concerns.

In the moment the phone was ringing, in the moment you were overwhelmed, in the moment you were worried something might happen, in the moment you had other plans.

But as the song lyrics go, it'll come to me later like a space invader.

And you won't be able to escape the haunting conclusion that it

didn't matter, that you'd have plenty of time to get your peace in, that you could call back,

that the stakes weren't nearly so high, that you regret not jumping in the pool with your kids,

even though it would have meant being late for work, that all you should have said was,

I love you. We know this, we know

this, we know this, but in the moment we forget it, in the moment this bigger perspective fails

us in the moment we get caught up. And it comes to us later like a space invader. But it doesn't

have to. It doesn't have to. Of all the packages that get dropped off on my door, hands down the best

box I open every month is my box of awesome from bespoke post. My box of awesome is filled with

carefully chosen gear from the best small brands around the world. I'm not a big hot sauce person

and I was quite alarmed when my youngest son started referring to ketchup as hot sauce.

So I was excited with this new Box of Awesome scorched box that had a bunch of hot sauces for

every heat level. Maybe it's too late for me, but it's not too late for them. I want them to be

able to handle hot and spicy food. And that's what you get with Box of Awesome. It's camping

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