Choosing hard things allows you to keep commitments to yourself and build confidence and helps create the person that you strive to be

This can help defeat depression and anxiety

We believe this is supported biblically, if we are made in God’s image, we should be pursuing work, hard things, improvement and conquering things in our own lives

Charlie provides an alternative point of view on the hard things and how the reward you obtain can differ depending on how your brain is wired

Chris relates this topic to athletics as well as the difficulty in being present and focused with your family at the end of a hard day

Daniel talks about John Eldredge and how men are after three things in life: A battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue 

David talks about choosing your hard

You’re not a failure until you quit

Some dads talk:

Spender vs saver

Which spouse does the budgeting/ paying bills

Learned habits from childhood

What do we want to teach our children?

How we handle giving

Some dads talk joint bank accounts, financial infidelity, long term goals and stats surrounding finances in marriage, one of the biggest causes of strife 

Men in general don’t have a lot of close friends, most do not talk about their mental health

Community is key to thriving, especially as we get older

Being close and emotionally vulnerable is very difficult as men

Talking about our struggles is therapeutic and needed with not just our spouse but other guys

Some dads talk fatherhood as it relates to:

Intimacy 

Transparency, closeness vs communication of love

How are love and intimacy connected and how do we improve these in our relationships with our wives

Some dads talk fatherhood as it relates to:

Modeling behavior for our family

We don't have to be perfect; we strive to point to Him who is perfect

Some dads continue our discussion on the death of Charlie Kirk

How we should respond as Christians 

How to have civil discussion 

How to decrease the polarization

And give advice for the father in a similar situation/mindset as us over the last week

Some dads reflect on the last week of multiple violent attacks; what this means as fathers, husbands and Christians

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Some dads talk:

 Work-life balance 

 Pornography

 Conflict resolution in marriage 

Some Dad's talk about Dad guilt, husband guilt, work life balance, maintaining a thriving marriage and the importance of social connections as you grow older.