Hey guys. The week is flying by on our end. Summer has arrived.

Here’s what’s on tap today:

Let’s get into it.

If you’re new here, welcome. Happy to have ya!

I saw a quote recently that stuck with me:

"An inch of movement is better than a mile of intentions."

That feels especially true as a dad. We all have good intentions.

The problem is that intentions are easy. Action is harder. And the funny thing is, fatherhood is built on inches.

Reading one more book before bed. Taking the five minutes to throw the ball around. Apologizing after a rough morning. Going for the walk instead of scrolling your phone.

None of those things feel huge in the moment. But they stack.

Fatherhood is less about the big moments and more about the thousands of little ones nobody else notices.

So if you're feeling behind, don't worry about the mile. Just focus on the next inch.

That's usually how the good stuff gets built anyway.

A couple random facts you probably don’t need to know… but might come in handy the next time you're standing around at a kid’s birthday party making awkward conversation with another dad you barely know.

Big t-shirt guys over here. Always hunting for that perfect boxy-but-not-sloppy fit. The kind of tee that says “I care,” but not “I watched 35 YouTube videos on garment weight.”

This one from Bronson is built the old-school way on a vintage knitting machine. 10.5 oz. ringspun cotton,

And for $28? C’mon.

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Your sleep position might be doing more than deciding which side of your face gets pillow creases.

Research has linked left-side sleeping with less acid reflux, mostly because your stomach sits slightly left of center and gravity helps keep acid where it belongs.

Side sleeping can also put extra pressure on the shoulder, which is worth noting if you wake up feeling like you lost a bar fight to your pillow.

The big takeaway isn’t to panic-roll yourself into a new position tonight. It’s to know how you sleep, then make sure your pillow and mattress actually support that setup.

^{Hat tip to Arnold’s Pump Club for putting this one on our radar.}

We're not here to tell you whether your kid should have a phone. That's your call. Every family is different.

But here's the conversation nobody warns you about: it's not "should they have one?" It's "what happens after they do?"

Because once that device is in their hands, you're not just managing screen time. You're dealing with the open internet, group chats, and rabbit holes that didn't exist when we were figuring out how to record over VHS tapes.

Over 7.3 million kids are covered by it, which tells you something.

Bark monitors content across apps and platforms and alerts you when something actually needs your attention. No reading every text. No micromanaging. Just a heads up when it matters.

Not ready for a full smartphone yet? The Bark Phone and Bark Watch let kids call and text the people you approve, without handing them a portal to the entire internet.

You set the rules. Bark helps you hold them.

→ See how it works here