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.

It's always a blessing.

The thing about being a parent is that it gives you superpowers, or at least a superpower.

Nothing too special. You can't fly. You can't stop bullets with your chest. But you are able,

at least with the right frame of mind, to be serene and happy in all kinds of situations that would

make everyone else miserable. A delayed flight, a sick day,

traffic, a pandemic, these are the things that other people dread. Parents certainly don't

look forward to them, but they always have this. They understand that it's time they get to

spend with their kids. All the inconveniences of life are through the lens

of our superpower and opportunity to hang out with the people we love the most. Who can beat that?

In fact, delayed flights and traffic and rainy days are some of the best opportunities, period,

because now your kids are trapped.

Who cares if they don't want to spend time with you? You've got them where you want them.

Of course, inconveniences are still inconveniences. Delayed travel can cause problems. The last year

was rough in a lot of ways, but as parents deep down, we know there is always a blessing in those difficulties.

Even when they're not sleeping, even being home, suspended from school, as frustrating as these

things are, it's wonderful to get to spend more time with them. We get to harness that superpower.

When we harness that superpower, we make just about anything a

blessing. We can turn garbage time into quality time. We can turn obstacles into advantages. We can turn

an ordinary problem into an extraordinary experience. So don't dread the unexpected. Don't avoid

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