DOD140: All Apologies
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Eli has had a revelation regarding his previously stated psychopathic opinion on apologizing. His new position is... psychopathic but less? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email
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DOD139: Is "Hermeneutic Labor" a Real Thing?
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They're calling it ! Tom read an article about this and he's mad about it. Or at least, we think he is. We haven't been able to interpret his feelings and frankly we don't really care enough to bother. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email
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DOD138: I'm a...Sad Sad Fish with a Sad Sad Face
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...and I'll do my sadfishing all over the place. An article from Parents described the phenomenon of sadfishing, wherein youngsters post vague, emotional statuses, photos, memes, etc. in the hopes of support and community as they navigate some of those tough moments, but do they actually receive what they're looking for? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email
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DOD137: Happy Father's Day
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The dads discuss how they celebrated their Father's Day this year before checking out some REALLY HELPFUL fatherhood from other dads that was published in the New York Times. Seriously, you won't believe how helpful it is. /s And patrons get multiple stories in today's bonus, including a really heartwarming update! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll keep your mouth shut when you're around Max. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email
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DOD136: You WILL Have Fun, Damn It!
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This dads discuss how family trips and activities might be harder on kids than we realize. Are we putting too many expectations on our kids? How do we have a successful family trip? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email
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DOD135: Some Softball Hardball
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Thomas's kids finished the baseball season and it was a very surprising success. However, what's next? At a certain point, Phoebe will have to start playing a different game entirely, for some reason, called softball. Why the inequality on that? What other aspects of our kids' lives feature this kind of thing? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email Follow us on Twitter: Facebook Page:
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DOD134: The Airing of Grievances
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The dads have been through a year-long tax weirdness that just resulted in the state of CA freezing Tom's kid's bank accounts. No normal episodes can happen until the grievances have been aired. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email Follow us on Twitter: Facebook Page:
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DOD133: More Like Harrison BUTTker
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The dads listen to the recent commencement speech from Harrison Butker that is way more inside Catholic baseball than they expected, but also Eli disturbingly understands every single reference. Are women people? Should they be allowed to vote and have jobs? This sentient mayonnaise has opinions. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email Follow us on Twitter: Facebook Page:
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DOD132: AITA Makes Local Eli Lose Mind
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We are finally covering an r/AITA that Eli sent a million years ago, and it's honestly a bit nonsensical but it launches Eli into one of the most amazing things you'll hear in Dear Old Dads history. Buckle up! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email Follow us on Twitter: Facebook Page:
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DOD131: Hey Kid, Here's Some Shitty Lemons
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Thomas shares some medical news for one of the Smith kids, and the dads chat about how to show up for your child, and talk to them, in tough situations that aren't their choice, especially if you carry your own personal history and experiences with that same diagnosis. A great conversation all around and a couple of admissions that Tom's take...is...right? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to ! Join the Facebook Group! For comments, email Follow us on Twitter: Facebook Page:
info_outlineWhat responsibility do we have as role models for our kids to help them keep their own expectations of their skills, development, and identity reasonable for their age? A text between Tom and his son kicks off the discussion for this extra-long episode. And Thomas has his semiannual bone to pick with clocks changing.
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