I’ve never met a father of young kids who felt proud of himself.

Not confident.
 Not like he was “crushing it.”

And I’ve met a lot of dads.

What I have met are fathers of grown kids who light up when they talk about who their children became — not because they were perfect parents, but because the long work finally showed itself.

In this episode, I talk about the uncomfortable gap nobody warns you about in fatherhood — the years where you’re doing the work without the feeling of success, planting things you won’t see for a long time, and wondering why pride never seems to show up.

This isn’t advice.
 It’s perspective.

If you’re a dad in the thick of it and quietly wondering why this season doesn’t feel like winning… this conversation might change how you see everything.