There was a time when nothing in the world sounded better than the thought of being a stay at home dad. (Mostly right after college when the crushing reality of a 40 hour work week was proving a difficult to stomach.) But then I had kids. And now there are few things that sound worse. 

But for Michael Voth, certified stay-at-home dad and our guest on the podcast this week, it's the most purposeful and life-giving job he's ever had. In fact, it was that stark contrast between the joy he felt raising his three boys and the drudgery he felt at his various jobs, that led him to ditch his 9-to-5 a few years back and dive headlong into fulltime fatherhood. And he hasn't looked back since. 

For this special, Father's Day Edition of the podcast (aka: the Dad Pod), we chat with Michael about the good, the bad, and the exhausting of his life as a stay at home dad. We talk about how he and his wife navigated that transition, any "dad hacks" he's picked up along the way, and how he stays sane while spending 90% of his waking hours with three people under the age of 8. 

Give it a listen! And then tell your favorite Dad how happy you are that they didn't throw you out of the cave when you were a kid. Because lord knows we all deserved it.