Don’t Ever, Ever Do This
"Cato the Elder, we’re told by Plutarch, “used to say that a man who beats his wife or a child is laying sacrilegious hands on the most sacred thing in the world.”Boom. It doesn’t matter how angry you...
5 Nov 20202min
Who Are You Doing This For?
"It’s almost incomprehensible.The parents were rich. They were powerful. Their kids had access to the best tutors in the world. The best schools. They were already connected. They already had a leg up...
4 Nov 20202min
Only A Parent Understands
"The Spartan Agesilaus was the toughest of the tough. Like all Spartans, he had been trained in the agoge to be courageous and self-disciplined and beyond fear and pain. He was capable of incredible f...
3 Nov 20202min
They Learn From Home
"You tell them to be good. To be honest. To follow the law. To care about other people. That safety comes first. You say these things, but what do you show?"Ryan explains why your good example is just...
2 Nov 20202min
What If You Didn’t Think You Knew?
"You’re a dad, so you know a lot. You’ve been alive a while. You’ve read a thing or two and heard a thing or two. So when your kids ask you questions—about history, about life, about why people are th...
30 Okt 20201min
They Don’t Need to Worry About Anything But This
"F Scott Fitzgerald wasn’t always the best father, but as one of the most brilliant writers and thinkers of his time, he certainly knew how to express fatherly advice perfectly in words. One of the be...
29 Okt 20202min
Let Them Hear It From You
"You can’t wait until you’re on your deathbed to let them know how you feel about them. You can’t wait until you’re dead and gone and they go through your stuff and find the news clippings you kept an...
28 Okt 20202min
There’s a Reason You’re So Raw
"While there are certainly people out there for whom the pandemic or our political environment have brought out their worst, the rest of us have started to feel something different. We’re raw. We’re v...
27 Okt 20202min
