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.

I'm not carrying my kids around so much these days, or when I do, it's on my shoulders,

but our editorial manager has an

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What will this experience give you? None of us have it easy. Every parent, every family, every person has their struggles.

Perhaps we were lucky and our kids were born with all their fingers and their toes, but

nobody actually gets perfectly smooth sailing. One family has learning layers, another behavioral

issues. Another is in and out of doctor's offices,

trying to get to the bottom of this or that. Another is shy and can't seem to make any friends.

Another refuses to go to school no matter what you try. The question to ask with these things,

as we've talked about recently, is not why me, but what

does this experience give me?

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