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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.

Maybe you should see if they're ready now.

You tried and it didn't go well, tried to get them to watch football,

seeing if they'd like sushi, taking them to the movies or on a road trip,

teaching them how to ride a bike, trusting them with taking the garbage and the recycling out.

And how did it go? Not well. They cried, they complained, they yelled, they half-assed it, they weren't interested.

And maybe that hurt your feelings. Maybe you didn't

handle it well. But maybe since it was a while ago, maybe you should try again, because maybe they're

ready for it now. As we've said before, timing is everything, and you know this. You hated a certain

subject in school, and now it's your favorite part of your job.

You were late learning to swim, but then took to it like a fish.

You didn't like sushi the first time you tried it, and now what are you doing?

You're trying to introduce it to your kids.

Kids aren't ready for something one day, and then the next they are.

They struggle with something, and then suddenly it comes together.

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