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'd only do this for them. Of course, you love your spouse, you love your friends, you love your dog too,

but there's no one you love as much as your kids. How do you know? Look at what you do for them.

In his new tour, the comedian Hassan Minaj tells a story about taking his young daughter to school picture day.

She had a runny nose and was having trouble wiping it. The next thing he knew, he found himself

sucking the snot out of his daughter's nose with a Starbucks straw. As the sheer disgustingness

of the moment hit him, so did another thought, I would never do this for my

wife. We do a lot for a spouse, for our parents, even for a stranger in need. We do anything

for our kids, because they didn't do anything to deserve being thrust into existence,

completely helpless to start entirely dependent on us for our years. They didn't do anything to deserve being thrust into existence, completely helpless to start,

entirely dependent on us for our years. They didn't choose to be here on this earth. They didn't

choose for us to be their parents. We chose to have them. We made them. They are not just a part of our

lives. They are a part of us. They are us. And there is something about this relationship that

softens the hardest head and warms the coldest heart. And of course, this relationship changes over

time. Hassan will not be sucking snot through straws a few years from now, but what will never

change is the urge and the willingness to do anything for our kids.

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