Darby Saxbe
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 10 Jun
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I mean, I think culturally we are really in flux, right?
Like our understanding of masculinity has shifted a lot over the last few generations.
Our understanding of men's and women's social roles.
And I think the traditional father that a lot of us had was a guy who was pretty checked out, maybe absent, maybe hands off.
I mean, I write about in my book, I had an unusual experience because my dad became like a primary caregiver after my parents got divorced.
Yeah.
So I kind of got to see him go through a little bit of a transformation of his own.
But I think that's atypical.
And then it's like contemporary parents are trying to figure it out in this more egalitarian way.
But that can also lead to a lot of struggle.
So it's just easy for people to disparage dads.
And I mean, I'm kind of with that guy.
Like let's actually celebrate good dads and not just like make it this thing that we're like all kind of mad about.
That's a great question.
I do think that one's relationship with one's own parents does kind of provide us with scripts that can either be helpful or not helpful.
Like I have a chapter in the book where I talk about men who had traumatic childhoods and like how much extra work that takes to kind of like show up as a good dad.
But if men care and invest their time and energy, they can break those cycles, right?
So in terms of what makes for a good dad, I think it's not dissimilar from what makes for a good mom.
It's like consistency, caring, being present.
It doesn't have to mean always knowing the right answer or always being perfect.
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