Alexis Ohanian

No, but she might – I don't know. If she plays sports, the good news is her mom will be able to have a conversation with her early on about just what it's going to take. And if she wants to do it, God bless, we'll support her. But I'm not worried – It's weird. This is not a thing. Okay.

No, but she might – I don't know. If she plays sports, the good news is her mom will be able to have a conversation with her early on about just what it's going to take. And if she wants to do it, God bless, we'll support her. But I'm not worried – It's weird. This is not a thing. Okay.

When I was a kid, I used to be pretty, I don't want to say anti-rich people, but like I distinctly remember going to UVA and I went to some good public schools in Howard County, Maryland. Like they were fine. They were solid. But I got to, I played football with kids who had free lunches and kids whose parents were lawyers. So I got exposed to a pretty decent range of kids, which was great.

When I was a kid, I used to be pretty, I don't want to say anti-rich people, but like I distinctly remember going to UVA and I went to some good public schools in Howard County, Maryland. Like they were fine. They were solid. But I got to, I played football with kids who had free lunches and kids whose parents were lawyers. So I got exposed to a pretty decent range of kids, which was great.

And then I got to UVA and I finally met like rich people. And I was so excited because I was like, these kids are so soft. I was like, this is going to be great. This is my competition. This is phenomenal. And it tracked. But now I'm on the other end. And I'm not trying to snuff for sympathy here. But I am much more appreciative of the challenges that wealthier families have

And then I got to UVA and I finally met like rich people. And I was so excited because I was like, these kids are so soft. I was like, this is going to be great. This is my competition. This is phenomenal. And it tracked. But now I'm on the other end. And I'm not trying to snuff for sympathy here. But I am much more appreciative of the challenges that wealthier families have

making sure their kids have, have it, have that grit, have that, whatever you want to call it. And so that's something we're acutely aware of and mindful of and hoping for. And like, I, like I said, I want Olympia to work either. It's gotta be either a retail job or food service, like some kind of service job for sure. Like high school, like it's good enough for Papa. It's good enough for you.

making sure their kids have, have it, have that grit, have that, whatever you want to call it. And so that's something we're acutely aware of and mindful of and hoping for. And like, I, like I said, I want Olympia to work either. It's gotta be either a retail job or food service, like some kind of service job for sure. Like high school, like it's good enough for Papa. It's good enough for you.

Like I need you to experience these moments and feel like,

Like I need you to experience these moments and feel like,

some kind of connection like you're gonna have you're gonna be fine right but i need you to be a productive member of society i need you to be a good person i need you to know the value of a hard day's work and and like i said it's a weird thing to navigate obviously serena doesn't have any kind of uh equipment for that uh and and everything her parents put up with in order to give her that life like

some kind of connection like you're gonna have you're gonna be fine right but i need you to be a productive member of society i need you to be a good person i need you to know the value of a hard day's work and and like i said it's a weird thing to navigate obviously serena doesn't have any kind of uh equipment for that uh and and everything her parents put up with in order to give her that life like

It's a wild perspective, but it's something we actually think about and talk about quite a bit. And the good news is, at least Olympia, Adira, Adira's fun too. They're tracking to be good humans, which I feel like is number one. And that if they can be good humans who are also productive members of society, I feel like we're living the dream.

It's a wild perspective, but it's something we actually think about and talk about quite a bit. And the good news is, at least Olympia, Adira, Adira's fun too. They're tracking to be good humans, which I feel like is number one. And that if they can be good humans who are also productive members of society, I feel like we're living the dream.

But there is that part of me that just thinks you want... You want to create just enough of that strife to create that resilience and that ability to thrive. And it's so ironic because if you look at so many of the stories of excellence, there's always some version, there's some part, there's something that happens that creates it. And it's usually strife.

But there is that part of me that just thinks you want... You want to create just enough of that strife to create that resilience and that ability to thrive. And it's so ironic because if you look at so many of the stories of excellence, there's always some version, there's some part, there's something that happens that creates it. And it's usually strife.

And so it's like, on the one hand, you don't want to like, part of the reason you did the thing was so that your kid wouldn't have to endure the thing. And yet you still find yourself saying, God, I just kind of wish they would have to endure some of that strife.

And so it's like, on the one hand, you don't want to like, part of the reason you did the thing was so that your kid wouldn't have to endure the thing. And yet you still find yourself saying, God, I just kind of wish they would have to endure some of that strife.

But it's that, I mean, like that's, to me, that's actually been one of the most satisfying parts of fatherhood is, is seeing your kid fail and, and then seeing your kid get it right, I get so much, there's so much more of a high from that than seeing my kid get it right the first time.

But it's that, I mean, like that's, to me, that's actually been one of the most satisfying parts of fatherhood is, is seeing your kid fail and, and then seeing your kid get it right, I get so much, there's so much more of a high from that than seeing my kid get it right the first time.