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 time to tap into their energy.

If you talk to any of your friends right now, you'll hear

stress, you'll hear fear, you'll hear fear, you'll hear the fatigue in their voice, the wondering

how much longer this can go on. But if you talk to a kid, you'll hear excitement about going

outside to play in the grass. You'll hear them asking earnestly when they finish their lunch

if they can watch that episode of Paw Patrol for the 30th time, as if they'd never seen it before.

You'll hear the questions, those curious whys about this and that, and their hilarious opinions about

God knows what. They want to make slime. They want to jump in the pool. What they want more than

anything right now is another snack. Because to a kid, what's happening in the pool. They want what they want more than anything right now is another snack.

Because to a kid, what's happening in the outside world is not even a blip on their radar.

They are present.

They are enjoying what feels like an extended spring break or an early summer vacation.

Even teenagers have adjusted.

And there is even a refreshingly narrow focus in their resentments

and arguments about household manners.

Not everyone is mainlining CNN.

Not everyone is allowing themselves to be overwhelmed by the relentless negativity and

uncertainty of world events.

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