Chatting with Casey

Fathers get a pretty bad rap. You don't hear too many stories of "Deadbeat Moms", and the idea that some women aren't meant to be mothers is one we've only recently started accepting.

But in episode four we look at it all—that some men feel fatherhood's something you get "trapped" into and not a calling you learn to live up to. Or that you've got your bases covered as a parent if you give a child your money but not your time.

It's hard out here for a Dad, and we're gonna talk about it on this week's Chatting with Casey!

The third Chatting with Casey episode is titled after an idea from a keynote I gave at the Parenting 101 conference called "The Dad Within". It's me asking for permission to learn and not be perfect so I can find my own answers my own way. It was a keynote covering my fatherhood journey, what I've learned from my Dad, and some of the things that helped others get a slightly better idea of what happens in the struggle as a Dad.

Take the time to check it out and maybe even share it with a fellow Dad who needs to know that someone understands them!

This episode features an interview with Tracy Molyneaux, who among the various other hats she wears, currently manages Coffee Public at Bay and College in downtown Toronto!

It's worth listening to the podcast to hear Tracy's story! Amidst her side hustles/passions in makeup artistry and jewellery making and managing a ridiculous number of social media accounts, I'm glad she found time to talk to me!

If you want to learn more about Tracy, you can check her out (sporadically) on social media at:

Instagram:

• Coffee Public - Toronto
• Tracy Molyneaux, Makeup Artist
• Little Bird Jewellery
• Trashcan_Tracy

Facebook:

• Coffee Public - Toronto
• Little Bird Jewellery

As for me, you can find me at:

• Casey Palmer, Canadian Dad, my blog
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• LinkedIn

In this episode:

Why I'm sometimes jealous of other parent bloggers. What compelled me to start a podcast in the first place. Whether I'm Black enough to even discuss Black issues, and the story of why I visited Fat Lamb Kouzina, a dope new Greek joint by Toronto's Yonge/Bloor intersection!

Show Notes:

• This episode was released a little later than expected—Childish Gambino's "This is America" music video came out on May 5, 2018
• CLAY is still running—high school students currently in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area can go check it out
• My campaign poster in high school actually advertised me as "The Other Dark Meat." I really wish I still had them!

As for me, you can find me at:

• Casey Palmer, Canadian Dad, my blog
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• LinkedIn