The Daily Dad

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, we become like daddy after all.” In today’s episode, ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to question whether we’re destined to become our parents and talk about what it takes to break the patterns we grew up with.Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ounPbCeVis📚 Seth's Books: Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports by Seth Wickersham: https://books.disney.com/book/be-on-that-hill/It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=3&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=rAmerican Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/american-kings-a-biography-of-the-quarterback?_pos=1&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=rSeth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN and New York Times bestselling author who has spent more than two decades covering the NFL. Known for his investigative and long-form reporting, Seth has taken readers inside some of football's biggest stories and personalities, from Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to the power struggles behind NFL ownership. He's the author of It's Better to Be Feared, American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback, and Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports.📕 Grab a copy of In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-a-memoir?_pos=1&_sid=fe4e2012b&_ss=rWatch Tom Junod's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1LP19rQzZg👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

At some point, success stops being about how much you can take on—how much you achieve. It becomes about what you’re willing to turn down.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

You’d give them anything. Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

Communication expert Jefferson Fisher joins Ryan to unpack why every phase, especially in parenting, is fleeting, share wisdom passed down from their grandparents, and explain why nurturing your kids' quirks might be the smartest thing you do.Jefferson Fisher is one of the most respected voices on communication and arguments in the world. He is a Texas board certified personal injury attorney and law firm owner of Fisher Firm. Millions of people and some of the world's leading brands come to Jefferson for advice and practical strategies to communicate more effectively.  Grab a copy of Jefferson’s book, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/book Follow Jefferson on Instagram and X @Jefferson_Fisher, on YouTube @JeffersonFisher and on TikTok @JustAskJefferson 🎥 Watch Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6rPU1lH3Q 🎙️ Listen to Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

Train like you’re training for the most important challenge of your life. Because you are.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Our moods and choices and the examples we set are always affecting our kids, changing how they see the world and how they see themselves. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Your kids won’t always know how to ask for what they need most. In today’s episode, Ryan shares the one thing your kids need most and how the way you respond in their hardest moments can shape who they become.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

We should embrace that love and enthusiasm we naturally feel for them, and show it proudly.📚 Books mentioned: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!

We want it. We need it. And when we don’t get it from our parents? Well, we try to get it from something or someone else.🎶 The Red Clay Strays - Wanna Be Loved👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year!