379: How to Deal with a Cheating Dad | Feedback Friday
Jul 17, 2020
Dealing with a cheating parent is tricky, especially when it's a family friend involved. The conversation dives into maintaining family cohesion while grappling with betrayal. Listeners also get tips on balancing a thriving side hustle against a full-time job and navigating the emotional toll of physical labor jobs on one's body. The hosts bring humor and insights to the struggles of personal growth and mentorship in challenging career paths, providing listeners with valuable advice on everyday dilemmas.
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Handling a Cheating Parent
Ask your mom how she wants to handle your dad's affair.
Consider whether support from other family members is possible.
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Infidelity's Impact on Children
A parent's infidelity is their problem, not their child's.
Keeping such secrets can cause significant stress, anxiety, and depression.
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Balancing Side Hustle and Day Job
Focus on building your 3D printing side hustle while keeping your current job.
Negotiate working from home after demonstrating commitment by returning to the office initially.
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You know that your father, who has a history of cheating on your mother, is currently having an affair with a family "friend." How should you deal with your cheating dad in a way that won't destroy what little cohesion your family has left? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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You know that your father, who has a history of cheating on your mother, is currently having an affair with a family "friend." How should you deal with your cheating dad in a way that won't destroy what little cohesion your family has left?
How can you keep growing your side hustle that has thrived during quarantine while convincing your unreasonable full-time boss that both of you would be happiest if you took a part-time consulting role so you don't lose your stake in the company?
You find your workshop job well-paying and satisfying, but it takes its toll on your body -- as evidenced by your older coworkers. How can you secure an office job at your company to avoid the same fate?
You've developed skills for finding and acting on opportunities that you'd like to share with others, but potential mentees so far have been lacking in ambition. How can you teach them to fish when they just expect the fish to come to them?
Life Pro Tip: If you're a DJ, music producer, or podcast audio engineer, software can get pretty expensive. Email software companies explaining that you love their product and you want to do the right thing by legally purchasing it, but money is tight. They're often willing to pass along deep discounts when possible.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
And if you want to keep in touch with former co-host and JHS family Jason, find him on Twitter at @jpdef and Instagram at @JPD, and check out his other show: Grumpy Old Geeks.
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