Danny Ricker

So I, you know, it was trying to like take the self-imposed ridiculousness that I feel like we're doing either for show for other parents or, you know, generationally, we feel like we're supposed to do, or our kids will grow up to be serial killers, you know, if we don't do X, Y, and Z. And, you know, I, I think ultimately they don't need much other than just like, you know, they need to know you love them and you got to take them to get ice cream every once in a while.

So I, you know, it was trying to like take the self-imposed ridiculousness that I feel like we're doing either for show for other parents or, you know, generationally, we feel like we're supposed to do, or our kids will grow up to be serial killers, you know, if we don't do X, Y, and Z. And, you know, I, I think ultimately they don't need much other than just like, you know, they need to know you love them and you got to take them to get ice cream every once in a while.

And, you know, that's about it.

And, you know, that's about it.

And, you know, that's about it.

those covers a little bit and i think that's good i think it's a good thing thank you yeah you know like i you know i never remember a time where like my dad like sat on the floor and like played with me for two hours and i will say neither and i will say i my i have a fantastic father i love my dad so much and it was but it was just a just a difference in generational stuff and so you know i and i don't

those covers a little bit and i think that's good i think it's a good thing thank you yeah you know like i you know i never remember a time where like my dad like sat on the floor and like played with me for two hours and i will say neither and i will say i my i have a fantastic father i love my dad so much and it was but it was just a just a difference in generational stuff and so you know i and i don't

those covers a little bit and i think that's good i think it's a good thing thank you yeah you know like i you know i never remember a time where like my dad like sat on the floor and like played with me for two hours and i will say neither and i will say i my i have a fantastic father i love my dad so much and it was but it was just a just a difference in generational stuff and so you know i and i don't

I think it's good that we sit and play with our kids now, too. But I think we can go a little too far sometimes, too, because we just we feel like we've been, you know, nowadays it's like, well, the kids in charge and whatever the kid says they need, you can give them. And so, you know, I think like with all things, it's balanced. And I don't know if you guys have read The Anxious Generation.

I think it's good that we sit and play with our kids now, too. But I think we can go a little too far sometimes, too, because we just we feel like we've been, you know, nowadays it's like, well, the kids in charge and whatever the kid says they need, you can give them. And so, you know, I think like with all things, it's balanced. And I don't know if you guys have read The Anxious Generation.

I think it's good that we sit and play with our kids now, too. But I think we can go a little too far sometimes, too, because we just we feel like we've been, you know, nowadays it's like, well, the kids in charge and whatever the kid says they need, you can give them. And so, you know, I think like with all things, it's balanced. And I don't know if you guys have read The Anxious Generation.

I have. That book kind of hit me like a ton of bricks, too. And I think a lot of people would say maybe he recommends things that are too far. But I think there were so many things in there that kind of speak to this, too, where it's like, yeah, kids can have a little independence. One of the metaphors he talks about in that book I love is there's these trees in Hawaii. And they're so strong.

I have. That book kind of hit me like a ton of bricks, too. And I think a lot of people would say maybe he recommends things that are too far. But I think there were so many things in there that kind of speak to this, too, where it's like, yeah, kids can have a little independence. One of the metaphors he talks about in that book I love is there's these trees in Hawaii. And they're so strong.

I have. That book kind of hit me like a ton of bricks, too. And I think a lot of people would say maybe he recommends things that are too far. But I think there were so many things in there that kind of speak to this, too, where it's like, yeah, kids can have a little independence. One of the metaphors he talks about in that book I love is there's these trees in Hawaii. And they're so strong.

And it's because they're blown by wind constantly. And that makes them strong. And then they're kind of indestructible. And I do think that is a good metaphor for kids. And there are safe ways in which you can give them a little independence. And my 11-year-old, in the last six months, we were at the grocery store, the Ralph's we go to every week. And I had a little list, and I tore it in half.

And it's because they're blown by wind constantly. And that makes them strong. And then they're kind of indestructible. And I do think that is a good metaphor for kids. And there are safe ways in which you can give them a little independence. And my 11-year-old, in the last six months, we were at the grocery store, the Ralph's we go to every week. And I had a little list, and I tore it in half.

And it's because they're blown by wind constantly. And that makes them strong. And then they're kind of indestructible. And I do think that is a good metaphor for kids. And there are safe ways in which you can give them a little independence. And my 11-year-old, in the last six months, we were at the grocery store, the Ralph's we go to every week. And I had a little list, and I tore it in half.

And I go, you're going to get this half of the list, and I'm going to get this half of the list. And she looked at me like I was...

And I go, you're going to get this half of the list, and I'm going to get this half of the list. And she looked at me like I was...

And I go, you're going to get this half of the list, and I'm going to get this half of the list. And she looked at me like I was...