Danny Ricker

And I think it's like, you can start small and once they start to get those feelings of confidence and independence, it's infectious for them, I think. And now my daughter, she'll ask for a little too much. She'll be like, can I... And we'll go, maybe when you're a little bit older and whatever, but... Hey, dad, can I buy a pack of cigarettes?

Yeah. You have to start early with that one. You know, it's like once, once the cat's out of the bag, you can't put it back in. But yeah, I, it just occurred to me like, yeah, like I'm always listening to like, you know, like punk music in the car or whatever. And, and the first time the kids were like, yeah, can we put on, um, you know, Encanto, I'd be like, ah,

Yeah. You have to start early with that one. You know, it's like once, once the cat's out of the bag, you can't put it back in. But yeah, I, it just occurred to me like, yeah, like I'm always listening to like, you know, like punk music in the car or whatever. And, and the first time the kids were like, yeah, can we put on, um, you know, Encanto, I'd be like, ah,

Yeah. You have to start early with that one. You know, it's like once, once the cat's out of the bag, you can't put it back in. But yeah, I, it just occurred to me like, yeah, like I'm always listening to like, you know, like punk music in the car or whatever. And, and the first time the kids were like, yeah, can we put on, um, you know, Encanto, I'd be like, ah,

I just, it doesn't play in the car, you know, like kid, kid music, just, it doesn't, it's not wired to play, you know, kid music in the car and they go, all right. You know, like they don't, they don't know how stuff works and they can't Google shit. So like, you're kind of the, you know, you're their de facto expert on everything.

I just, it doesn't play in the car, you know, like kid, kid music, just, it doesn't, it's not wired to play, you know, kid music in the car and they go, all right. You know, like they don't, they don't know how stuff works and they can't Google shit. So like, you're kind of the, you know, you're their de facto expert on everything.

I just, it doesn't play in the car, you know, like kid, kid music, just, it doesn't, it's not wired to play, you know, kid music in the car and they go, all right. You know, like they don't, they don't know how stuff works and they can't Google shit. So like, you're kind of the, you know, you're their de facto expert on everything.

And I, I think it's totally fine to lie to kids and you know, like they, I feel like they lie to us about everything and I feel like it's okay to Just to wedge a couple in. A little white lie.

And I, I think it's totally fine to lie to kids and you know, like they, I feel like they lie to us about everything and I feel like it's okay to Just to wedge a couple in. A little white lie.

And I, I think it's totally fine to lie to kids and you know, like they, I feel like they lie to us about everything and I feel like it's okay to Just to wedge a couple in. A little white lie.

A little white lie.

A little white lie.

A little white lie.

You know what? I think I'm totally fine doing that. I mean, I have a whole chapter in the book where I recommend we just get rid of all of them, not because we're lying to the kids, but just because they're a huge pain in the ass for parents. But I do feel like you can... It's kind of the first time they get to solve a mystery, because I think rarely is a kid told about those and they go...

You know what? I think I'm totally fine doing that. I mean, I have a whole chapter in the book where I recommend we just get rid of all of them, not because we're lying to the kids, but just because they're a huge pain in the ass for parents. But I do feel like you can... It's kind of the first time they get to solve a mystery, because I think rarely is a kid told about those and they go...

You know what? I think I'm totally fine doing that. I mean, I have a whole chapter in the book where I recommend we just get rid of all of them, not because we're lying to the kids, but just because they're a huge pain in the ass for parents. But I do feel like you can... It's kind of the first time they get to solve a mystery, because I think rarely is a kid told about those and they go...

what you know and it's like the end of the sixth sense like i feel like they they kind of know you know like yeah even my my son right now is he keeps going things like well uh you know the easter bunny if he's real will bring me whatever i go all right the fact that you're saying that is like you you know and they've put the pieces together and like we you know we're not particularly good at like hiding the you know the the evidence yeah yeah my i remember like i think three easters ago

what you know and it's like the end of the sixth sense like i feel like they they kind of know you know like yeah even my my son right now is he keeps going things like well uh you know the easter bunny if he's real will bring me whatever i go all right the fact that you're saying that is like you you know and they've put the pieces together and like we you know we're not particularly good at like hiding the you know the the evidence yeah yeah my i remember like i think three easters ago

what you know and it's like the end of the sixth sense like i feel like they they kind of know you know like yeah even my my son right now is he keeps going things like well uh you know the easter bunny if he's real will bring me whatever i go all right the fact that you're saying that is like you you know and they've put the pieces together and like we you know we're not particularly good at like hiding the you know the the evidence yeah yeah my i remember like i think three easters ago

Because, you know, you want to like... ideally all the eggs are in the backyard or whatever before the kids wake up, but kids wake up at like five 30 in the morning. So, so you're like, all right, what am I supposed to do this to wake up at four? And then I'm like, we could do it at night, but we have, you know, we've like raccoons and stuff in our backyard. And so I'm like, they're going to eat.