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 won't be able to get it out of your

head. You weren't wrong. You did have some experience in the matter. You only wanted what was

best for them. You wanted them to stay in school. You didn't want them messing around with something

that could cause them trouble. You wanted them to be safe. You wanted to make sure that they

stayed the good and innocent and promising kid you used to carry around. And they didn't do themselves

any favors either. They weren't listening.

They were oblivious to the trouble they were flirting with. They were pushing all your buttons

the way that a teenager, the way that only your own kid can. So you laid it all out. You lost your

temper and you said what you thought needed to be said. You laid out the emotional, unpleasant

truth. You tried brute force to get through to them.

As we've said before, it's almost certain that you will regret this. It never ages well.

It never does anything positive for the relationship. As those lyrics we've been quoting go,

It's a calculation. I made a mistake on

I never should have said it like I said

It'll come to me later

Like a space

Stop yourself.

Save yourself and them the heartache.

And if it's too late, then apologize.

Own it.

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