Comrades: Happy Father’s Day!
I am thrilled to host my friend J, who has launched a new Substack called BaD (Based and Devoted) Dad. We have known each other over a decade and our children are less than a month apart. On Father’s Day, we reflect on how becoming fathers is the best thing we’ve ever done and what we’ve learned on the journey so far.
BaD Dad’s Substack:
My Father’s Day post from last year:
Meanwhile, The New York Times featured “dadfluencers” - the one in the middle flaunts his trans kid for clout:
A note on Ryan Holiday’s creepy “cool Stoic dad” charm offensive:
PS: No one has answered all 10 questions correctly to Subversive Jeopardy! Want to take a shot at winning the free upgrade so you can listen to this podcast and all the others? I will post the results and winner on Tuesday. Thursday and Sunday will feature two more podcasts.
Previous podcasts with J from BaD Dad:
Finally, let us pray for a fellow father named Sung Kwon, who lost everything: