Dad of Ages: Recent Episodes
Daniel Whitworth
I'm a Dad times six. Four boys, two girls, ages 2 to 13. I do some things well, and many things not so well. I'm doing the best I can, but I know I could be better. This podcast is both for my own therapy - a journal if you will - and perhaps a way to help other dads going through the same struggles.
Today my guest is fellow Dad of Ages Todd Catella. Todd is the father of four grown children ages 32 to 39, and he's been married for over 40 years!
In this episode, Todd shares a bit of his life story and the lessons he's learned along the way about God, about marriage, about parenting, about working hard, and investing in yourself.
Todd runs an online community that you can checkout here: https://www.redeemedlegacy.com
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Today I am joined by fellow Dad of Ages, Chris Grainger. Chris is the dad of two older girls from his first marriage and a younger son and daughter from his current marriage.
In this episode we talk about "being where your feet are", family board meetings, and rage rooms.
Chris also runs a community for men called The Lion Within Us.
You can find out more on his website: https://www.thelionwithin.us
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Today I have a very special guest - my own mindset coach: Cliff Ravenscraft.
This episode will actually be featured on his own podcast - The Cliff Ravenscraft Show
Cliff is the Dad of 3 young adults and has some great advice on how to be the best dad you can be at whatever age your kids may be.
Cliff Ravenscraft is a Master Business Coach, Mentor & Speaker. His focus is to help you break free from any beliefs and/or behaviors that are holding you back from living the life of your dreams and doing the work you feel most called to do in this world. He is definitely helping me personally, and I strongly encourage you to check him out.
You can learn more about Cliff on his website:
https://www.cliffravenscraft.com/
And if you'd like to meet him and myself in person, you can check out his upcoming Free the Dream Workshop:
https://www.cliffravenscraft.com/free-the-dream-workshop
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Today is my Birthday!
Celebrated last night…
Got a bounce house!
Got home from trip - kids greeting me at the door - lesson for Dylan on people vs rules
Dylan getting his computer at night - Nicole trying a sting operation
Going to go with a $10/hr citation approach
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Today my guest is fellow Dad of Ages - Eric Wooten. Eric is a professional marriage coach and the adopted Dad of three girls ages 19 to 23. He has a great story and a big heart and a really cool Grandpa name that he picked out himself 😂
To connect with Eric, check out his website: https://www.altaredmarriage.com
You can also find him on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XbtV0gjr-gbbm9PBDqCQA
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Had a fun time with Super Family Fun Time last night.
Had pancakes
Watched the Chosen
Nicole took Lydia out for some bubble tea
Played Kill Daddy & Hide and Seek
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Lunch with Caleb talking about designing a system for making hoverboards work. Wanted to sit and talk with me rather than play in the playground.
Job interview seemed to go very well.
Played a game with bocce balls and giant lego bricks
Navigating Dylan wanting to meet people online…
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What we decided with Dylan’s phone.
Getting involved in Trail Life
Talking with Dylan about researching this gaming station he wants.
After mostly pseudo-debating me and making jokes, he actually said he appreciated the advice!
Got a big interview this evening…
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Caleb & Isaac are home!
Dad win - Got Mario Kart to play with Dylan
Testing out the different bikes…
Caught Dylan with his phone in bed last night at midnight.
Discovered this has been a nightly routine, sometimes up to 2 and 3 in the morning on his phone.
What to do?
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Yesterday God used Dylan to teach me a lesson about my recent grumblings.
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Why do I get this way?
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Today I interview a fellow Dad of Ages - Evan Burse. He is a friend of mine that travels the country with Life Surge with me. He's also an amazing artist! He used to work for Marvel drawing the Incredible Hulk, but these days he teaches others how to do that with his online business called The Cartoon Block.
You can find Evan on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@cartoonblock
And you can find his website here: https://www.thecartoonblock.com/
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Today I talk about a position I'm applying for with Life Surge, and also about some issues we have had with YouTube and our oldest. At the end I share what I consider to be a Brilliant Dad Move I made yesterday.
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Got alot on my mind. Not sure what I'm doing right now...
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Today I am joined by fellow Dad of Ages - Sam Feeney! He is the dad of five, ages 4 to 13 (with twins!). He's also a former teacher turned traveling entrepreneur, and he has a passion for helping men/dads love their careers. And last year he decided to personally homeschool his oldest so that he could spend more time with him. He's and awesome guy that I am blessed to call friend.
Here's how you can connect with him:
AmIThriving.com (Why Aren't You Thriving? landing page + free assessment)
CareerFactorsCoaching.com (free career motivators assessment)
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Sitting in the airport reflecting on the weekend--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
Up super early here in San Diego fighting my inner critic…--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
In the hotel room in San Diego, much nicer than LA so far. Dealing with some teenage antics back home. Looking forward to a good day!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
In this episode I interview fellow Dad of SIX ages 15 to 35 - Steven Foust! He's a good friend of mine and fellow entrepreneur.
He's also a better dad than he gives himself credit for. His six kids come by way of three wives - 2 each. When the first two divorces came, HE got sole custody of the kids! Today, he and his amazing wife - Nadia - have been married for over 20 years raising all six of those kids together.
Steven is a veteran of the Army and currently works with me coaching others on how to do online business.
Here's how you can connect with him:
Army NCO Website: https://ncoonfire.com
Coaching Website: https://onlineincome.coach
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Had a rather eventful day yesterday. Some highs. Some lows. And some toilet paper all over the floor...😂
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Yesterday turned out to be a better day than I felt like in the morning. Along with a bunch of new things going on, I also talk about a Dad Win and a Dad Loss from the last couple days.
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I said I would be honest...well here you go
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Heading home from LA today. Missing the kids and talking about the difference between west and east coast trips. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
I’m still in the hotel in LA but I talk about texting with my oldest😀 and how I ate three Nutty Buddies yesterday 🤦🏻♂️--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
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In this episode I have the pleasure of sitting down with fellow Dad of Ages: James Wilson Jr.James is the dad of 3 girls ages 6 to 10, and he is also a pastor, a speaker, a podcaster, and a good friend and neighbor of mine. In this interview, James shares some excellent insights into being very intentional about loving your kids they way THEY need it.If you'd like to connect with James, here are his links:Website: jameswilsonjr.comInstagram:@jwiljrFacebook: @jwiljr--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
Last night I had a big mindset win. I was getting irritated about something that I couldn't control and decided to do something about it that my coach has been teaching me...and it worked :)
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This morning I cover topics like my coffee preferences and how I managed to nearly burn down the neighborhood shortly after moving in...
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Today I talk about how I don't have the best memory and often even forget what I talk about in these episodes before it comes time to write this description. But one thing I know I talked about in this episode is how I'm considering making a product that shows how we manage our house with all these kids, and how we put them to work with the proper motivation.
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I don't always have a plan for what to talk about before I hit record, and today's episode took the direction of talking about business marketing, growing and audience, and how I once unfriended everyone on Facebook.
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Up late today after three nights in a row of interrupted sleep, and something funny (at least to me) that happened with Dylan yesterday.
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Up super early again this morning with another crying kid (not puking this time). Talking about how Nicole and I got engaged - correcting what I said in an earlier episode. And remembering some details from my Navy days...
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I'm up super early today with another sick kid, and I'm reacting to some posts I'm seeing in the Dad groups I'm in on Facebook.
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I got some time to myself today as the family is at co-op. Got plans to fly my drone, and talking about the slippery slope of comfort foods...
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I added the musical intro and outro to the podcast today. Let me know what you think. I also talk about some wins and losses I had yesterday and a little bit about how Nicole and I met and got engaged.
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We are back home from a four day trip to LA. It's the longest we've been gone and I think it had an effect on a couple of our more sensitive kiddos.
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Late post today from Charlotte airport. Sushi and pimento cheese chips!!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
Had a local friend show us a good time last night 😊--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
Long day of travel yesterday and a big day of work ahead of us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
This is a song I wrote back when I only had four kids. It's good to be in that frame of mind again :)
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Realized I uploaded yesterday's audio this morning. Let's try this again...
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Well, I wasn't expecting that! Talking about the State of the Union and next thing I know I'm crying...but not for the reason you may think.
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Yesterday was a very good day! Lots of relationship capital gained. Went back to our old neighborhood and a few of our favorites.
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A roller coaster day yesterday. High emotions and high fun! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dad-of-ages/message
Here we go! This is the first episode of my new podcast - Dad of Ages. It's also the last episode of my other podcast - The Life Less Traveled. And this episode is all about why I'm doing this.
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