Slowing Down Time: The Truth Every Dad Needs to Hear
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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Larry Hagner reflects on the swift passage of time as a father, sharing personal stories that resonate deeply with parents in every stage of child-rearing. Recalling his son's senior night wrestling event, Larry offers a vivid portrayal of the emotions tied to seeing your child mature and the urgency to cherish every fleeting moment. He challenges the illusion of time abundance and provides actionable strategies for being fully present with your kids.
Larry emphasizes the importance of being fully present, minimizing distractions, and cherishing every opportunity to connect with our children. With actionable advice on grounding yourself in the moment, saying yes more often, and capturing memories through photos, this episode serves as a powerful reminder to live a life of zero regrets and make the most out of our time as fathers.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.7 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of |
| 0:12.9 | fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and |
| 0:18.4 | 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. |
| 1:07.9 | I'm... You ever wanted to just slow down time as a dad just because you know that your time with your kids is fleeting. |
| 1:11.6 | And in fact, I remember when I first became a dad or like right before I became a dad and I remember people telling me, oh, better enjoy it, just capture it. It goes so fast. |
| 1:16.9 | It just goes so fast. It's here today and it's gone tomorrow. It just goes so fast. They're changing |
| 1:20.4 | their diapers and then all of a sudden they're leaving the nest and going to college. It goes so fast. I'll tell you, they used to drive me crazy. I don't know about you guys, but I heard it all the time from people that were ahead of me in life, and it used to just kind of drive me |
| 1:30.9 | crazy, but I'll be, I'll be very honest. I'm a little annoyed because they lied. They lied. What I mean by |
| 1:36.7 | that is it actually went faster than what everybody ever told me. Like, it really did go faster. Gentlemen, what's going on? Welcome to the Daddedge |
| 1:46.4 | podcast. I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast, this show, and movement. Hope |
| 1:51.1 | you guys are doing well. Today's podcast is going to be near and dear to my heart, and it's a message |
| 1:55.5 | that I was reminded of myself, but just last night as I record this. Last night was senior night for my oldest son, |
| 2:03.4 | who's a senior in high school, and it was his last home wrestling tournament. And he was |
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