Description
My brother Brian is my younger brother, but as adults, he guides me like a big brother would. He and I are polar opposites. Where I enjoy the spotlight, he's kind of shy. He's a diesel mechanic. It's kind of a nice metaphor for how he parents too. You don't really see the engine working, you just kind of take for granted that it does, and it takes hard work and maintenance to keep it running. Brian and his son Jake talk to me about growing up and parenting.
Through it all, this podcast finally breaks too. My basic premise of how do I get my kid to like the things I like goes right out the window. I'll regroup next week with an improved direction.
A side note, Jake was recently accepted to be a firefighter in the town where he and my brother's family live. I couldn't be more proud of him! Jake, like my brother, is an exceptional man!
We're going to go out on a light note after so many heavy episodes...mostly because I didn't want to cry in front of my father-in-law Rob Hood!
He is a person I genuinely like and enjoy being around and not just because he's my wife's dad. We share a very similar sense of humor. He's a wonderful,...
Published 09/23/20
This is going to be the penultimate episode for awhile at least. I sit down with my wife to review what I learned over the first 24 episodes of talking to my friends about parenting.
I would like to return to this show every couple of years and check in with my guests to see where they're at and...
Published 09/16/20