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February 22, 2023

215 - Don't Do That! What I would tell myself as a young dad

24 minutes

I've been married 34 years this past week. Judie posed the question to me in our podcast "Into The Grey". What would you tell your 18/20-year-old self about relationships, careers, and spirituality? This got me thinking about what I would tell myself as a young man about being a dad and good husband

Show Highlights:

Remember they are kids

Let them make mistakes

Let them explore / explore with them

Let them play

Make them do a season

Let them see you make big moves

Let them see you love their mom

Counsel with your wife

Be a unified front - don’t let kids play you against each other

What if you didn’t have a good dad

You know what you didn’t like, you know what you don’t want to be opposite

Angry - patient

Stubborn- open and understanding

Yeller- soft spoken

Workaholic - set aside time

Overbearing - gentle

Alcoholic - Clean and sober

Forgive yourself when you mess up

Apologize. - own who you are and what you do

What would you tell yourself?

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By Jody Sedrick

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