If there’s one thing I want my sons to learn from me.

It’s not how to work hard.

Not how to make money.

Not how to lead a team.

It’s how to love the people they care about. And they’re learning that… from the way I treat their mum.

This week we talk:

How children model love from their parents

The way tone, language and emotional regulation play a key role in their development

Why conflict must be repaired quickly to preserve respect

How masculinity is rooted in stability and not dominance

And that your partnership remains strong when you stand shoulder to shoulder with one another.

This matters because:

Your children are watching how you speak to her.

They’re watching your tone.

Your body language.

Your reaction under pressure.

And that becomes their blueprint for:

How to love How to argue

How to repair

How to treat their future partner

Remember, you’re not just raising children. You’re shaping the relationships they’ll build for the rest of their lives.

This week:

Audit your tone during disagreement

Repair quickly and visibly

Stand shoulder to shoulder, not face to face in battle

Make sure you don't undermine your partner in front of your children Let them see affection, not just function

De-escalate instead of dominate

And if you're brave enough ask: What did they hear in that moment?

Comment below: What do your kids hear when you speak to their mum?

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There’s a pain I carry. Not from something I said. But from something I didn’t see. She was hurting. And I missed it.

Episode 60 is about her return to work and the moment I realised I hadn’t truly been standing beside her.

This was the moment when as her husband and their dad she needed me and I wasn't ready.

This week we talk:

Returning to work after baby

The emotional toll on mothers

Equality vs partnership

The pressure career mums face

Employer conflict and identity erosion

How men overlook silent struggle

Why support isn’t fixing, it’s absorbing

Repairing connection before it fractures

As a new dad this matters because:

Her return to work isn’t just logistical.

It’s emotional. It tests her identity. Her confidence. Her value. Her place in the world.

And if you don’t see it and if you don’t close the gap and support her then the distance between you will grow. Not because you don’t care but because you weren’t switched on.

And that distance can cost you everything you love.

As a father you owe it to your kids to support their mother during this important phase. She needs you in her corner. Mum needs you to have her back because nobody else will.

Your action this week:

Be switched on emotionally, not just practically

Don’t assume strength means she’s coping

Listen for what isn’t being said

Protect her confidence like you protect your income

Become a sounding board, not a problem solver

And Ask Her: Where did I miss the signs?

Understand: provision doesn’t replace partnership

Comment below: Was there a moment when she needed you more than she let on and you missed it?

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To your kids, you’re ten feet tall and bulletproof. Strong. Steady. Always there. But that invisible ‘S’ on your chest the one they place there, it fades with time.

This episode isn’t about being a superhero. It’s about who they see as the years pass… and what they remember when the strength looks different.

This week we talk:

Fatherhood, ageing and legacy

What children remember vs what we obsess over

Strength as return, not perfection

Emotional leadership and repair

Presence over performance

Writing your fatherhood story intentionally

Defining masculinity beyond power and control

This matters because:

Your kids won’t remember every word you said.

They won’t remember every mistake you made.

They’ll remember:

Whether you kept coming back

Whether you repaired after distance

Whether they felt safe beside you

The ‘S’ doesn’t stand for superhero. It stands for showing up again and again. And one day, when they’re older, that’s the strength they’ll recognise.

This week:

Write what you want them to remember, privately, honestly

Define what the ‘S’ means to you

Notice where you pull away and practice the return

Repair out loud: Apologise, explain, reconnect

Choose presence over image

Ask: Who will they see tomorrow if nothing changes?

Comment below (or journal privately):

What does the ‘S’ stand for in your home and who will they see tomorrow

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