How do you handle disciplining your kids? I know there’s a wide age range in this group but if there a certain point, we all need to tell our kids had a behave. Anybody have any tricks for keeping their cool in these situations?

...I don’t fully know what’s next. I don’t know exactly what this group is going to become. I don’t know what the “final form” looks like yet. And it would be easy to label that as being lost. But honestly? I don’t feel lost in a bad way. I feel like I’m choosing my next move. One thing I do know, across improv, business, work, and fatherhood, is that everything keeps coming back to the same question: What game am I playing right now? As fathers, I think we get tripped up when we’re juggling multiple games at once and forget to name which one matters most in the moment. Provider. Partner. Leader. Playmate. Student. Builder. Sometimes we’re exhausted not because we’re failing but because we’re switching games without realizing it. This past week drove that home for me. Big wins at work. Real learning moments as a dad. Some situations that required instinct, restraint, and humility. The kind of stuff you don’t get a manual for. And that’s part of why I’m grateful this space exists; even if it’s still evolving. Sometimes it’s a place to think things through. Sometimes it’s a place to rant. Sometimes it’s just a place to drop a dumb meme and breathe for a second. I don’t have all the answers yet but I am here. And I want this to be a space where you feel like you can be too. Which brings me to something I want your help with. A group can exist and be “nice”… but for it to really matter, there has to be something you’re moving toward. Some kind of transformation, engagement, or intrigue that makes you want to show up, not out of obligation, but because it actually helps. So I’ll ask you directly: What would need to change in your life for this group to be worth participating in? What do you want more clarity on? What game are you trying to play better right now? Drop a comment. One sentence is enough. I’m listening because I want to build this with you, not just for you.

Merry Christmas legends, sent whilst sat on the throne so not taking time out away from the family to send this, don’t worry! I hope you all have a grand day dadding and seeing the magic in your kids eyes as I have this morning too. Seeing his footprints and presents by the tree.

Dads, I had a humbling moment with my boy today. I showed him a product online and he said he would buy it for me but they "only make it in the summer". An adorable detail that my four year old made up. I immediately went into a rant saying things like "where'd you get that from?" "Who told you that?" etc. All for a laugh, we had fun with it. But it was when he chose to do an impression of me and I saw his hands that I realized culture isn't handed down like gifts at Christmas. No. Culture is observed and shared like behavior. How do I know this? Well during his impression he did the same hand gestures as me. Among other things I'm a NY Italian. So what did I see at the end of my son's wrists? ..."🤌🤌🤌"

Dads! How long does the trip need to be for you to do the old "here's a gift from my trip"? I just did an overnight in London and didn't bring anything home for the family. Where's the line?!