Today is Father's Day. Here's what I actually want Tampa Bay dads to hear.
Not the card version. The real version.
Being a father of six while building multiple things at once means I spend a lot of time in the gap between the dad I want to be and the dad I actually show up as on any given day.
Some days the gap is small. Some days it's wide enough to bother me.
What I've learned - slowly, and not always gracefully - is that the gap isn't the problem. Pretending it doesn't exist is.
The dads I respect most in Tampa Bay aren't the ones who have it figured out. They're the ones who keep showing up even when they don't. Who come back after the long day. Who say sorry when they got it wrong. Who build things not just for themselves but for the kids watching them do it.
That's what Dad Skool is for.
Not to make perfect fathers. To make sure Tampa Bay dads don't disappear into their work, their stress, or their silence without a community around them.
Happy Father's Day to every dad out there doing the work - even on the days it doesn't feel like enough.