They Can’t Tell You This

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Daily Dad

Relationships, Education, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Wisdom, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Parenting, Fatherhood, Dads

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🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

“Your kids can’t tell you they’re having a hard time. They don’t know that they are. They don’t understand what’s happening in the world. They don’t appreciate what the disruption to their schedule, to their school, to seeing their friends has really meant. Even if they’re older, even if they could tell you, would they? Do they really understand why they feel the way they do? Or is it just manifesting itself in the form of frustration, resentment, apathy?“

Ryan talks about how to discern what your children are actually telling you on today's Daily Dad Podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your
0:14.1	most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical
0:20.3	wisdom, and insights from dads all over the
0:23.7	world.
0:24.5	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:33.1	They can't tell you this.
0:36.0	Your kids can't tell you they're having a hard time. They don't know
0:40.3	that they are. They don't understand what's happening in the world. They don't understand what the
0:44.8	disruption to their schedule, to their school, to the way they can't see their friends has really
0:49.9	meant. Even if they're older, even if they could tell you, would they? Do they really understand
0:55.1	why they feel the way they do? Or is it just manifesting itself in the form of frustration,
1:00.4	resentment, and apathy? Think about yourself. You're having a rough go of it, aren't you? Have you
1:05.8	called anyone and just admitted it? Have you told your parents? Have you actually articulated your feelings? No,
1:12.5	you haven't because it's hard. And how is your relationship with your spouse or partner or co-parent been?
1:18.9	Sunshine and kittens? Better than ever? Why does that sound unlikely? Your kids can't tell you they're
1:24.8	having a hard time, but they can say lots of other things. They can say things like, Daddy, will you play with me? They can say, but I don't want to do homeschool today. I want to go to the park. They can say, I hate this TV show. I hate this dinner. I hate living here. They can scream. They can cry. They can tell you their tummy hurts, which is often where anxiety and fear resides in young
1:45.3	kids. They can refuse to do their chores. They can hit their brothers and sisters. They can wet the
1:50.0	bed. These are all just different ways to tell you they are having a hard time, mainly by showing
1:55.0	you. The question is whether you are watching or not, listening or not, and whether you're
2:00.2	hearing them when you finally do.
2:03.1	Hey, thanks for listening to the Daily Dad podcast.
2:05.9	You can get this via email every day as well at Daily Dad.com.
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