What do you do when it seems impossible to break away as a couple and go on a date? Sometimes it's because money's tight or maybe because you have young kids that require your constant attention. In this episode, we share several creative ways to date your spouse when it seems impossible and why it's so important to carve out time for each other.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

Some stories are hard to tell but still can be encouraging and important to tell. One of those stories happened over sixteen years ago. In the episode we share the story of how our youngest daughter was born and how she and Misty almost didn't make it.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

They say opposites attract. At first it can be really exciting to be with someone that's different from you, to be with someone that's adventurous when you're a rule follower or be with someone that's organized when your life seems chaotic. However, it doesn't take long for the things that we find attractive in our partner to become the very thing that drives us crazy. In this episode, we talk about how we're different and how we've learned to see our differences as something that make us better together.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

Our middle daughter is heading to college next year, and that has brought with it a host of emotions for us as parents. As much as you want your kids to become their own independent members of society, it doesn't minimize the struggles we as parents go through as their leave the nest. In this episode, we process in real-time what we're feeling as we tour colleges for our daughter and prepare for her to enter this next stage in her life.

As mentioned in the episode, there's a vlog video called The moment it REALLY hits as a parent on the YouTube channel about similar emotions when our oldest son graduated high school.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

It takes a lot for a household to run, and every couple needs to figure out who does what. Who does the cleaning, who wears the chef's hat, and who's in charge of paying the bills? In this episode, we share how we've tried to strike a good balance in our relationship and some candid moments that reveal that we still don't have it completely figured out.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

When we look back on our own childhoods, many of the long-lasting memories seem to center around traditions and celebrations. And that can certainly carry over into your own marriage and parenting, and then eventually into the season of your kids becoming adults and having kids of their own.

In the episode, we talk about some of the most memorable traditions and celebrations in our families and eventually ask the question when is it time to stop a tradition?

As mentioned in the episode, there's a vlog video called "Birthday week didn't go as planned" on the YouTube channel about the birthday donut tradition when our oldest son asked to not participate, and it was time to say goodbye to a tradition.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

No one sets out to have a broken marriage, but far too often couple find themselves over the years drifting apart and their relationship strained. In this episode we explore insightful communication techniques, creative ways to nurture intimacy, and effective methods to navigate challenges together.

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

In this day and age, every parent has to answer the question about what age is appropriate for their child to have a smart phone. Being on the tail end of the teenager years with our kids, this is something we've had to wrestle with ourselves. In this episode we discuss how we handle cell phones with our kids and why we even make them sign a cell phone contract.

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If you're interested, you can download a copy of our cell phone contract for free to modify and use with your own kids.

Also mentioned in this episode, you can watch the video of our youngest daughter getting her cell phone in this YouTube vlog video.

About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

The day we got married, we told a church full of people that we would stay together for better and for worse, for richer and poorer and in sickness and health. That last one was put to the test in 2020 when Dave was diagnosed with testicular cancer. This episode is the story of how we walked through this season of life together.

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While I was going through treatment, I created several YouTube videos of what it was like going through chemotherapy treatment—both in the treatment center itself and just living life at home. If you want a more indepth look, check out this YouTube playlist of videos.

About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.

It's easy for the pressures of marriage and parenthood to leave you feeling overwhelmed and out of balance. In this episode we talk about the struggles we've faced as a married couple and parents in the moments we felt like we were losing control in our lives and what it looks like to balance the demands that everyone seems to place on us.

Your support means the world to us. If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a five star review. We also love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected].

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About the Dolphin Family:

Dave and Misty live in Oklahoma City with their three kids Caden, Maison and Addison. After being married almost 30 years and three kids almost out of the house, life seems to be anything but boring. Dave serves on staff at a local church but also enjoys creating content online including documenting his midlife crisis on YouTube in a vlog-style format. Misty is a registered nurse and can pretty much beat anyone in a mean game of Uno.