📕 DAD WISDOM 

Built Through Struggle

Saw something on Instagram this week that struck a chord:

If you do too much for your kids, you’re not helping them…you’re building your own self-esteem by stealing theirs.

That one stopped me.

It’s tempting to step in and fix everything. To make life smooth because we love them so much. But real confidence? That’s built through struggle.

Character comes from trying, failing, and figuring it out. Self-esteem doesn’t grow when we rescue - it grows when they realize they can do hard things.

Our job isn’t to remove the hard stuff. It’s to walk alongside them as they learn to carry it.

RAD DAD 

Chris Malloy

Surfer, filmmaker, rancher, and father. Chris Malloy traded the pro surf circuit for a working ranch in Central California, where he raises his family close to the land.

He serves as a YETI ambassador and continues making surf films that blend his roots in ocean adventure with sustainability and stewardship.

Chris hasn’t been shy about what fatherhood has taught him. In one Instagram post, he reflected:

“I think these three kids have taught me more than I’ve taught them. As dads we just wing it, right? We get the kids in the hills and in the water.”

Chris lives the values he shares: raising his kids amidst daily chores, horseback rides, surf outings, and life lessons rooted in resilience and respect for nature. His approach proves that fatherhood doesn’t have to trade away passion; it can come wrapped in it.

DAD TOYS 

Retractable Car Charger

This retractable phone charger keeps things neat, easy, and out of the way. Bonus: it’s 40% off right now.

Clean dash, full battery, can’t lose. Get it here.

DAD BOD 

5 Minute Lower Ab Workout

Got 5 minutes and a floor? That’s all you need.

This lower abs circuit packs 10 movements into 30-second intervals with no rest: reverse crunches, leg raises, flutter kicks, V-sits, cross mountain climbers, plank step-outs, Spiderman crunches, alternating leg raises, lying bicycles, and tabletop crunch pulses.

Just hit play and get it done. 

JUNK DRAWER 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

Occasionally, I’ve got to hit you with a shameless plug, so here it is.

We just got a small run of the new camo DAD hats—and they’re the real deal. I wore mine to the beach last weekend and had a few people ask where I got it (big W).

No pressure, but if you’re looking for a clean, high-quality lid that simply says DAD, we’ve got you covered.

→ Get it here (also a few left in navy)

DAD HUMOR