It's Game Time
The Daily Dad
Daily Dad
4.6 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2021
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
“Everybody wants to get better. Next time, we tell ourselves, we’ll get it right. We’ll try harder. We’ll have less going on at work and therefore more time to focus. Tomorrow will be a fresh start. When they’re a little older we’ll be able to do X,Y,Z.”
Ryan explains why now is the time to be the best parent you can be, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your most important job being a dad. |
| 0:15.4 | These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world. |
| 0:22.8 | Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps. |
| 0:31.9 | It's game time. Everyone wants to get better. |
| 0:35.5 | Next time we tell ourselves, we'll get it right. We'll try harder. We have less going on at work and therefore more time to focus. Tomorrow will be a fresh start. When they're a little older, we'll be able to do X, Y, or Z. And this is all well and good. These are the best of intentions. But we have to remember to our kids, now is what counts. We've talked about how |
| 0:55.8 | it's the little moments that are seared into our memories of childhood, and it's true. You don't |
| 1:00.1 | remember any of your parents' plans. Their intentions are irrelevant to you. What matters is who |
| 1:05.5 | they were, what they did in those ordinary instances when you needed something when you were |
| 1:10.3 | paying attention, |
| 1:11.6 | all of which is to remind you today that now is now. This moment is the one that counts. It's game time. |
| 1:18.5 | There is no dress rehearsal for parenting, no preseason, no learning curve, or yearly averages. |
| 1:24.3 | It's sink or swim. It's judged moment to moment. Your actions matter always, but most of all |
| 1:29.4 | they matter right here in the present. So don't delay. Don't make excuses. Don't allow yourself to |
| 1:36.4 | defer or conserve. Be their parent right now. Do what needs to be done right now. Give your all right now. |
| 1:43.0 | Show up right now. Give your all right now. Show up right now. Thanks for listening to the Daily |
| 1:49.8 | Dad podcast. It would mean a lot to us and help a great deal if you could subscribe and also |
| 1:55.2 | leave us a review in iTunes. And most importantly, if you could send one of these messages to someone you know |
| 2:02.4 | who would benefit from them. |
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