The Daily Dad

There’s a Reason You’re So Raw

Oct 27, 2020

02:24

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The podcast discusses the emotional vulnerability of parents and why it is acceptable. It explores the rawness of fatherhood and the transformative power of becoming a parent.

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Parenthood brings about a sense of rawness and vulnerability, causing parents to become more emotionally engaged with the world and experience intense emotions such as tearing up when hearing about others' struggles or heartwarming stories.

Parenthood challenges individuals to engage with their own emotions and encourages personal growth, ultimately helping them become better versions of themselves by opening them up to new experiences, emotions, and perspectives on life.

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The Emotion of Rawness

Parenting, especially having kids, has a profound impact on an individual. It brings about a sense of rawness and vulnerability, causing parents to become more emotionally engaged with the world. This emotional opening enables them to experience intense emotions such as tearing up when hearing about others' struggles or heartwarming stories. Although it may have been easier to navigate life with closed-off emotions, the act of parenthood opens individuals up and forces them to actively participate in the world.

The Rawness of Fatherhood

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"While there are certainly people out there for whom the pandemic or our political environment have brought out their worst, the rest of us have started to feel something different. We’re raw. We’re vulnerable. We tear up when we hear about someone losing someone. We tear up when we think about families struggling to make ends meet. Have you seen some of the videos we’ve posted on Instagram lately? Of stepparents adopting their stepchildren? Or military parents surprising their children with an unexpected visit home?

It’s like instant waterworks…

What is that?"

Ryan talks about a parent's emotional vulnerability—and why that vulnerability is okay—on today's Daily Dad Podcast.

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