Happy Monday, guys. Hope y’all had a great weekend.

Here’s what’s on deck:

  • Good days

  • Betting on yourself

  • Your Father’s Day hat

  • Greens powder. Worth it?

  • And more…

Let’s get into it.

And if you’re new here, welcome aboard. Glad you found us.

📕 DAD WISDOM

The Good Days

I came across a line recently that really hit…

We let bad days affect us too much and good days affect us too little.

And I think part of the reason is that the good stuff rarely announces itself. It's usually small.

A kid wanting to tell you a story you've already heard three times. Everyone laughing at the dinner table. Kicking a soccer ball around. A random hug.

The problem is we're often moving so fast that we don't let those moments land. The hard stuff gets highlighted. The good stuff gets filed away as normal.

But one day, a lot of these "normal" moments are going to be the things we miss most. So here's your reminder to let the good stuff register.

Not later. Now.

RAD DAD

Richie Mata’afa

Richie Mata’afa walked away from the safe path to build Daylight Burrito in Greenville, South Carolina.

Which sounds fun until you remember restaurants are brutal. Early mornings. Thin margins. Long hours. A thousand tiny details that all matter.

And somewhere in the middle of that, he’s also a dad trying to build something his kids can watch take shape in real time.

That’s what makes Richie’s story hit.

It’s not just about burritos. It’s about showing your kids what it looks like to bet on yourself. To do the hard thing. To build something honest, one day at a time.

Daylight started with pop-ups and word-of-mouth, and now it’s become one of those places people talk about like they discovered it first.

Richie’s reminder for dads is pretty simple: your kids are watching what you build, what you risk, and how you show up when it gets hard.

And sometimes, the family business is not really the business. It’s the example.

Check out his story here.

DAD GEAR

The Dad Hat

We made a hat. Not a performance hat. Not a tactical hat. Not a hat with 47 features and a moisture-wicking origin story.

Just a clean, simple, timeless Dad hat.

Great for Father’s Day. Great for every other day you’re out there doing dad stuff. Get one for yourself, or send this to a loved one as a subtle Father’s Day hint.

Thanks for supporting Dad Day.

🛒 WHAT ELSE WE’RE ADDING TO CART

» Foam Roller (28% off)

» Righteous Sampler - Beef Jerky and Meat Sticks

» Wireless Meat Thermometer (25% off)

DAD BOD

Greens Powder. Worth It?

Greens powder is fine. Not magic. Not useless.

It can add some vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds to your diet…helpful since only about 1 in 10 adults gets enough fruits and vegetables, according to the CDC.

But it does not replace real vegetables. Whole plants come with fiber, water, chewing, fullness, and the full food matrix. Green powder is more like nutritional insurance. Not dinner.

The science? Thin. Some research on fruit-and-vegetable concentrates shows possible improvements in markers like blood pressure and oxidative stress, but the studies are generally small and not strong enough to crown this stuff a miracle scoop.

If you buy some greens powder, make sure you look for third-party testing.

Worth taking? Yes, if it helps you build a better habit.

Worth relying on? Nope.

Use it like a seatbelt, not a chauffeur.

JUNK DRAWER

» 🎧 Getting Out Of Your Kids Way

» 📕 Band of Brothers

» 👀 Don’t Race Against Time

Better Coffee This Father’s Day

In Partnership w/Aeropress

Father's Day is a couple weeks away and here's our honest suggestion: get yourself an AeroPress.

We're not baristas. Just regular dads who've come to really appreciate that first cup in the morning before everyone wakes up, whether it’s at home, fishing, camping, you name it.

The AeroPress makes it easy…rich, smooth, ready in under two minutes, and it tastes like the beans you actually paid for.

It travels well too. Toss it in your bag for the office, a work trip, wherever. Good coffee wherever you land.

Hand the code to your partner or just treat yourself. Either way you won't be mad about it.

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