When his two-year-old daughter tells him to go back to work, Dan unpacks the emotional sting of parental rejection, both in the toddler years and beyond. From silent walks with his teenage daughter to a career decision that quietly distanced him from his father, this episode explores what it means to be pushed away by the people we love most, and how staying close, even from the hallway, can be an act of love.
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When his two-year-old daughter tells him to go back to work, Dan unpacks the emotional sting of parental rejection, both in the toddler years and beyond. From silent walks with his teenage daughter to a career decision that quietly distanced him from his father, this episode explores what it means to be pushed away by the people we love most, and how staying close, even from the hallway, can be an act of love.
In this episode, Dan reflects on the toys that shaped his life as a dad across four kids and five decades. From Fisher-Price barns and Bakugan battles to robot dogs and wooden blocks, it's a funny and heartfelt look at how play has changed, what it reveals about parenting, and why the simplest toys might still be the most powerful.
Diapers For Two
When his two-year-old daughter tells him to go back to work, Dan unpacks the emotional sting of parental rejection, both in the toddler years and beyond. From silent walks with his teenage daughter to a career decision that quietly distanced him from his father, this episode explores what it means to be pushed away by the people we love most, and how staying close, even from the hallway, can be an act of love.
