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Most dads think about the physical side of being a good father — showing up, providing, being present. But there's a set of emotional skills that determine whether your kids actually want a relationship with you when they're adults. Cole sees it in his grief recovery work all the time — good dads, good people, blindsided by estrangement from their adult children and grandkids. It didn't have to happen. And it doesn't have to happen to you.
Cole and Sam break down the emotional tools that keep your most important relationships healthy over a lifetime — not just day to day, but decades from now.
In this episode:
The emotional skills most dads were never taught and why it matters long term
Why relationships fracture over time and how to stop the buildup before it blows
The three things that keep any relationship emotionally clean — apologizing, forgiving, and saying the things that need to be said
How to forgive someone without putting them on the spot
Why your kids are watching all of this and logging it as the correct way to do relationships
Why marriage is where all of these skills get tested the hardest
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