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.

You can't do it for them? If you had an early flight, you'd get up no problem. If you had a chance to see old friends or your favorite band, you'd stay up late without even thinking about it. But your kids wake you up early or cut into your sleep. Ugh, the complaints. You'd walk a couple hours in the sun to play golf at Pebble Beach without a thought, but if your kid

wanted to go to the state fair or Disneyland, you'd be texting your friends updates about how hot

and exhausting it is. Or as we've talked about before, you'd pretend to be interested if it meant

closing a business deal. You'd be on your best behavior if it was a date. But for your kids,

somehow this is where you revert back to being a petulant put upon teenager. If there's anyone who deserves your best behavior, your most

deliberate presence, your widest smile, you're just happy to be their mood, it's them. If there is

anyone you should muster patience and energy for, it's them.

Because someday you'll kill for another chance to do these things. Because someday everything else

will fade away. You won't be thinking fondly of those trips to Vegas with the college friends.

You'll be thinking about the time you got to spend with your family, and it will be a real

shame if the vibe you remember was in gratitude and resentment.

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