Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you

with your most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy,

by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

The harder path is worth it.

Cynicism is easy. Being jaded is easy. Being tired, tired of other people, tired of life is easy.

Hope. Hope is hard. Ernestness is hard. Caring is hard. That's the whole thing. Nobody said being

a parent was easy. We talked about Maggie Smith's poem Good Bones. It's not fair to subject your kids

to all the things that have broken your heart in this world. It's not fair to let your experiences

deprive them of the hope and the belief they need, not just to survive, but to be happy in this

world. We have to stay positive. We have to keep trying. We have to remain strong

against the pull of bitterness and anger and hopelessness. Cynicism is cowardice, the great General

Mattis once said. Greatness, but also just decent parenting, takes courage. The courage to wake up

in the morning. The courage to keep up good cheer,

to believe that making a better world is not only worth it but possible. It's a hard path we're

committed to, but it's worth it.

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