Rookie Fatherhood For ALL Men
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
I was talking to my 15 year old son and he asked me what being a father was like. I responded: You remember what the first day of school was like for you? All of the uncertainty, not knowing who your classmates would be, what the teachers would be like, if you would like your schedules.
I then said, that is kinda what being a dad is like, but on a daily basis. After 4 boys, it feels like that for me. I am as much of a rookie dad as the guy who's wife is expecting right now.
My guest today, Kendall Smith is the author of the best-selling book, "Rookie Father", which provides succinct advice and is actionable across a range of different topics that can relate to being a great father, husband, role model, etc.
Kendall has been married for 17 years and has an 8 year old son. His literally work covers a range of matters, including thrillers and even political satire.
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| 0:00.0 | We are men, we are warriors, we are dads, dads with a purpose, dads with an edge. |
| 0:10.6 | We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.8 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.6 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:28.0 | Hey, what's up guys? Welcome to the dad edge podcast. |
| 0:30.2 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this show podcast and movement. |
| 0:35.2 | I've got a great interview for you guys today from a gentleman who actually wrote the |
| 0:42.0 | book on rookie fatherhood. |
| 0:43.8 | Yes, for all you new dads out there, this show is for you and all you guys who are veteran |
| 0:47.9 | dads, guess what? |
| 0:49.6 | This one's for you too. |
| 0:51.1 | So I think we can all agree that we're all rookie fathers. |
| 0:58.9 | All of us are rookie fathers. |
| 1:01.2 | In other words, my 15 year old and I just had this conversation not too terribly long ago. |
| 1:05.8 | And he's like, what's it like being a dad? |
| 1:07.1 | I was like, well, you know what it's like having you have the first day of school. |
| 1:11.1 | He's like, oh, yeah, it's like, what does it feel like? |
| 1:13.2 | It feels kind of uncertain. |
| 1:15.3 | It feels like I'm not really sure where all my classes are at. |
| 1:17.8 | I don't know what my teachers are going to be like. |
| 1:19.1 | I don't know what the classes are necessarily going to be like the subjects. |
| 1:21.4 | You know, like I'm taking the algebra for the first time. |
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