My Son Just Exposed My Biggest Parenting Mistakes (And It Was Powerful) | Dad Edge WINSday Member Spotlight
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
What does it really take for your teenager to trust you with everything? Are you creating a home where your wife feels truly safe to open up? Could a father-son conversation reveal the surprising answers?
Today I'm bringing you something truly special: a replay of one of the most meaningful live Q&A sessions I've ever recorded. This one goes way back to 2023, and I had my oldest son, Ethan, who was just 17 at the time (he's 19 now) join me, along with 35 awesome guys from The Dad Edge Alliance.
What made this conversation so powerful is that it was completely unscripted. Real questions, raw answers, and packed with the kind of gold you can only get from honest, open dialogue. Even though it was a live stream with our members, the themes we dove into are just as crucial today.
In this episode, you'll hear us tackle some major challenges that I know resonate with so many of you:
- Connecting with Your Wife When She's Emotionally Distant: Real strategies for bridging that gap.
- Creating Psychological Safety in Conversations: How to foster an environment where true communication can thrive.
- Navigating Discipline Without Losing Connection with Your Kids: Ethan even chimes in with his perspective on this one!
- The Power of the Experience Cube: We explore this incredible conflict resolution tool (originally taught by ClearLeadership.com) that's a game-changer for tough conversations with your wife, kids, and even at work.
But what truly blew me away during this Q&A was hearing, in his own words, what builds trust between Ethan and me. And spoiler alert: it's not about being the perfect dad. It's about something much more real: showing up, owning your mistakes, and spending genuine time together.
I'm not going to lie, you might even hear a little emotion in my voice when Ethan starts talking about this–it really hit home the importance of creating that safe space where our kids feel they can tell us anything.
So, whether you're a dad wanting to lead your family better, a husband striving for deeper connection, or just a man wanting to improve your relationships, this episode is packed with hard-earned wisdom. Sit back, relax, and get ready for some real talk that still rings true today.
This special "WINSday" edition is all about celebrating our members' successes and sharing the valuable lessons they've learned on their journey to becoming better dads. Sit back, tune in, and get ready to be motivated by the remarkable guests of the Dad Edge community.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example |
| 0:21.2 | that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change |
| 0:27.5 | relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their |
| 0:33.5 | grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused |
| 0:39.1 | intention, passion, |
| 0:41.4 | purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.7 | We are the Dad Edge, |
| 0:45.8 | and we're here to change the game. |
| 0:47.8 | We're here to change the game. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm... What's up, gentlemen, welcome back to the Dad Edge podcast. |
| 1:07.5 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast, this show, a movement. |
| 1:11.1 | And today I've got something really, really special for you guys today today we're throwing it back to one of the most meaningful episodes that I ever recorded on a live |
| 1:16.8 | Q&A I hosted this back in 2003 with my oldest son Ethan and at the time he was only 17 years old |
| 1:23.2 | and he's 19 now we had 35 dudes from the alliance on this call, and there wasn't one question that was |
| 1:30.6 | scripted. |
| 1:31.1 | It was all unscripted. |
| 1:32.2 | It was real. |
| 1:32.9 | It was raw. |
| 1:33.6 | And it was packed with gold. |
| 1:35.3 | You're going to hear us dive into some major themes that still hit hard today, like how to |
| 1:39.7 | connect with your wife when she's emotionally distant, how to create psychological safety and |
| 1:43.5 | conversations, and how to create psychological safety and conversations, |
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