📕 DAD WISDOM

Forgive Everything

Michael Caine has been in movies for something like seven decades. Two Oscars, more than 100 films, two daughters and a whole lot of life behind him.

At one point, he was asked for one rule of parenting.

His answer…

“Forgive everything.”

That’s pretty dang good. Because in a house with kids, somebody’s eventually gonna screw up. Sometimes it’s them. Sometimes it’s you.

You deal with whatever needs dealing with, but at some point the day has to move on. Nobody needs to keep reliving Tuesday’s meltdown on Thursday.

“Forgive everything” doesn’t mean ignore everything. And that probably includes forgiving yourself once in a while too.

SMALL TALK

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.

The world's oldest operating restaurant opened in 1725. Casa Botín in Madrid has been serving food for more than 300 years, and its original wood-fired oven is still in use. Imagine the seasoning on that thing.
The Hollywood sign originally said HOLLYWOODLAND. It went up in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a real estate development. The last four letters were removed in 1949. Not bad for a billboard that was only supposed to last about 18 months.
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Teaching at Oxford dates back to at least 1096, while the Aztec Empire wasn't established until 1428.

DAD GEAR

ACE Full-Zip Sweatshirt

A little gear rec with a good story behind it. Tucker’s wearing the Mack Weldon ACE Full-Zip here after finishing the NYC Marathon, and it’s exactly the kind of Dad Gear we like: super soft, easy to throw on, and a great post-run layer. We own it. We wear it all the time.

Also, big shoutout to our dude Tucker for getting it done. 👊

[ Get it here ]

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🛒 WHAT ELSE WE’RE ADDING TO CART

Filson TinCloth Medium Duffle Bag
Portable Mini Projector (36% off)
Brooks Ghost Trail Running Shoes (20% off)

DAD BOD

No Motivation? Try This

Some days the workout just sounds terrible. Before you bail, try three things:

Promise yourself 5 minutes. If you still hate it after that, fine. Most of the time you’ll keep going.
Take the decision out of it. Shoes on, music on, start moving before you can talk yourself out of it.
Give yourself something to look forward to. Save a favorite podcast or playlist for training.

All three line up with what habit research keeps showing: make the start easier, not the goal bigger.