Podcast 8 - What makes a good father #1

About this episode

The episode discusses various opinions on what makes a good father and critiques the completeness of these views.

When you ask people what makes a good father, opinions are like a******s: everyone has one. Patient. Kind. Present. Strong. Helpful. Wealthy. Smart. They’re not wrong. But they are incomplete. Like listing tools without asking what they are used for. easy to say. A man can be patient. Patiently apathetic, not caring one bit what actually happens to his son. Perhaps he’s too self-involved. Too worried about his own work, his own problems. Full post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodmenblueprint.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Johann Arnason

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• parenting
• qualities of a good father
• self-improvement
• family dynamics

Keywords

• good father
• parenting advice
• fatherhood qualities
• self-involvement
• family

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