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. Nothing is better than this. Prioritize accordingly. Is there anything better than the feeling of your

kid's head on your chest? Them running towards you at pickup time, seeing their name pop up as an

incoming call on your phone, them asking for advice, them asking to show you something.

Them dropping off the grandkids, them hanging out

at your house, going in for a hug, there's nothing better, Springsteen saying, than blood on

blood.

So why on earth would you prioritize anything else?

Forget work and the other obligations that get between us and family.

What if the opinions, the

judgments, the conflict that keep blood away from blood? How stupid this is, how little it should matter,

what they choose to do for a living, what color they dye, their hair, who they want to marry,

and on and on. Yet for far too many parents, this gets in the way. Their faith pushes their children

away. They can't shut up. They can't accept. They can't stand not being in control. They can't admit

when they're wrong, recognize somebody else's feelings, respect someone else's boundaries.

They'd rather be right, not have to change, than have the most wonderful thing in the world nothing should

matter more than getting to be with them you say you want the crowded table more than anything

okay prove it let go of just about everything else i love doing projects with my kids. It's a way to get lost in an activity

together, to not be involved with screens, to show them the joys of learning and time together

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