Teach Them That They Decide the End of Every Story

<p>&quot;As dads, one of the hardest things to think about is our kids experiencing hardship. So maybe we teach them to turn away from the things that are hard, to take the easy way, to forgo difficulty whenever possible. Maybe we teach them to look at hardship as failure, as unfairness, as the end of the story. It just wasn’t meant to be, we might say, there’s nothing you can do about it. What if we taught them—trained them—to see hardship another way, a better way?&quot;<br/><br/>Ryan highlights an example of a Navy pilot who took steps to write the end to his own story in today&apos;s Daily Dad Podcast.<br/><br/>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Dad email: <a href='https://dailydad.com/'>DailyDad.com</a></p><p>Follow @DailyDadEmail:</p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/dailydademail'>https://twitter.com/dailydademail</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailydad/'>https://www.instagram.com/dailydad/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/dailydademail'>http://facebook.com/dailydademail</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href='https://geni.us/DailyDad'>https://geni.us/DailyDad</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>