Before we had kids, we had these images in our heads of what parenthood was going to look like. Holding our daughter's hand as she plants a seed in the garden. Hoisting our son onto our shoulders so he can pretend to be an airplane.
But for some of us, parenthood ended up looking like a fistful of beheaded action figures being hurled through the air towards our eyes.
And you know what? There's something beautiful about that, too.
This week, John and Patrick discuss kids' strange enthusiasm for making messes.
93 // The Neverending Home Projects
92 // Showing Up For Black Lives Matter
91// New Beginnings
90 // Just Zooming It
89 // Preparing For The Long Haul
88 // Relearning How to Get Stuff Done
87 // The Importance of Checking In
86 // Attempting Business As Usual
85 // Adapting to Quarantine
84 // Processing a Pandemic
83 // Fathers Finding Friends
82 // The Best Laid Plans
81 // Managing Impermanence
80 // Get Down With the Sickness
79 // Doubling Down in 2020
78 // Taking Stock 2019
77 // All Joy And No Fun (Part 2)
76 // All Joy And No Fun (Part 1)
75 // Star Wars Dads
74 // Just Stay-at-home-dadding It
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