Foundation Father

Basic Financial Education for Your Children

June 10, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.81 MB

You can start the financial education of your children early. And the earlier the better. It doesn’t have to be elaborate. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Make Home Economics Redundant

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MB

How far our households have fallen. The word “economics” now needs the qualifier of “home” to have any semblance of its original source, despite having the meaning of “home” in the word itself! Modern households have become places of personal fulfillment and entertainment. They used to be the core productive unit of society. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Mothers do not Know How to Attract Women

June 02, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.7 MB

Boys should not learn how to attract women from their mother. It’s like asking for a recipe and getting all of the measurements but with no ingredient names. Meaningless. Fathers should take the lead on this. Which means they need to know what to teach and how to teach it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Reclaiming Authority as a Husband and Father

May 27, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MB

You are a husband and a father. You have been invested with real authority and you don’t want to squander it anymore. You want to change. You want to lead. Like you are supposed to. How do you do that? Start small. Get full access to Foundation Father at www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

House Rules vs. Universal Rules

May 24, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.82 MB

Universal rules never change. House rules can vary from house to house, from town to town. House rules are important. They will be part of what makes your family different, what defines its culture, and what helps form a legacy. But remember to never conflate house rules with universal rules. Equating them does not elevate your house rules. It only lessens the universal rules in the eyes of your children. It drags them down. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with oth...

Teachers are Agents of the Father

May 20, 2021 13:00 - 2 minutes - 3.06 MB

As the father, you are responsible for your children’s education. As you attempt to manage this responsibility, you may decide to delegate part of it to others. Teachers would fall under this umbrella. And yes, this also means public school teachers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Don’t Associate the Good with the Negative

May 17, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MB

As much as it is in your power, do not associate anything that is Good, Beautiful, and True with negative experiences. That association can last a lifetime. Maybe for generations. Take care of the negative associations you create. You are cultivating their affections. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Teach a History Timeline

April 21, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.95 MB

Our children are forgetting the past, and so they will be susceptible to manipulation by nefarious actors who seek to rewrite the past. One thing you should do, starting from an early age, is to saturate them in a timeline of the history of the world. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The House of Mourning

April 13, 2021 13:00 - 2 minutes - 3.05 MB

Death is an inevitable part of life. Our children should grow up saturated in this truth. "It is better to go to the house of mourning..." This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The Selfishness of Showing Emotion

April 09, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 6.42 MB

Masculine men do not have the privilege of showing their emotions whenever it feels convenient. That is the realm of children and immature adults. Your life is not about your own personal emotional fulfillment. Morale matters, in armies and in families. How and when you choose to show emotion will affect those under your care, whether you want it to or not. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfa...

Let Their No be No

April 07, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 2.16 MB

You provide them a safe space for them to fail, so they come to no real harm and the consequences are minor…but fail they must. And there should be consequences. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Set Clear Expectations

April 06, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.55 MB

Good leaders lay out their expectations clearly. In order to be a good father, you must do the same. Don’t waffle. Don’t interject a bunch of “maybes.” Don’t qualify. Be a man and state your expectations clearly. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Where There are no Children, the House is Clean

March 26, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.11 MB

Having a house to clean, and that needs to be cleaned, is a blessing. A house that is always clean is just an elaborate tomb. It might look nice, but even tombstones can have a nice wreath of flowers hanging on them. Where there are no children, the house is clean, but a legacy is passed on in the heart of a child. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

When Masculinity is not Masculinity

March 24, 2021 13:00 - 2 minutes - 3.42 MB

There is a way to pursue masculinity that is the opposite of masculinity. Doing the hard work of leading your wife and children is the ultimate in masculine responsibility. If you fail to do it, it doesn’t matter what you can bench or squat. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

A Wife So Valuable You Become Her Servant

March 22, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MB

The goal was to have a wife so capable that he could put his entire trust in her. If she became industrious and diligent, and she said something in relation to her domain, he would not hesitate to obey that word. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

All Education is Religious Education

March 12, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 4.92 MB

There can be no neutrality. There is no “secular” education that refuses to impose a standard of right and wrong on its students. In order to qualify as “education”, some standard of righteousness will always be promoted. If you send your kids to be educated by Romans, don’t be surprised when they pledge their allegiance to Caesar. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Do a 30-day Challenge

March 10, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.18 MB

Discipline is a muscle and laziness is a drug. A good, time-boxed challenge works as both an exercise for your discipline and detox for your laziness. It doesn't matter what type of challenge you do. Anything works. The gains you get from doing the work will bleed into other areas of your life. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Smash the Patriarchy and You Get Tyranny

March 04, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MB

If you break down the fences of patriarchy, which enclosed a wide-open space where good things could run free, you instead get chains and shackles bound to the center. Everyone is huddled together, scared to move, a hunted expression on their faces. Nothing is free. Nothing is wild. All are in subjection to fear. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Do Not Trust Netflix with Your Children

March 02, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 4.8 MB

Do not trust Netflix. In fact, you shouldn’t put your trust in any of the media-entertainment complex. Companies are beginning to get bolder in their attempts to corrupt. Parents are getting lazier in their defenses. A dangerous combination. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

No Auto-Pilot for Parenting

February 25, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.99 MB

Learn the type of soil that makes up your children's hearts. Each is unique. Parenting is a creative endeavor that cannot be put on auto-pilot. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

You Do Not Choose Your Own Identity

February 23, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 5.33 MB

We are not autonomous. Our many relationships define our identity. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Run the Risk of Investigation

February 19, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.87 MB

Jane Austen offers some wisdom to fathers in her novel Mansfield Park. Value virtue over the appearance of virtue. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Write Things Down in a Commonplace Book

February 18, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.81 MB

I cover my system of writing things down on index cards and what it has to do with fatherhood. Ryan Holiday's system: https://ryanholiday.net/the-notecard-system-the-key-for-remembering-organizing-and-using-everything-you-read/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

For Men Only

February 17, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.36 MB

Men need spaces away from the feminine, and boys need that space early. Spend time alone with your sons away from their mother and sisters. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Empathy and Immaturity

February 11, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 6.22 MB

Empathy has been weaponized by the immature. It has become a power tool in the hands of those who want to be seen as helping victims. But you must refuse to be tyrannized by their sensibilities. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Teachable Moments Can Happen Anywhere

February 10, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MB

And they can be triggered by something as dumb as a Judge Judy marathon. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

How to Play with Kids

February 09, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.33 MB

Four tips for playing with kids and getting swept up in their imagination. A lesson from The Story of the Treasure Seekers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Masculine Markers and the Language of a Culture

February 08, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 5.33 MB

Fathers should be fluent in the language of masculinity, and boys must be able to express their masculinity in healthy ways. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Just Show Up

February 04, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.47 MB

90% of fatherhood is showing up. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Rites of Passage for Your Sons

February 02, 2021 14:00 - 7 minutes - 8.39 MB

What does it mean to be a man? And how does a boy know when he has become a man? He needs a rite of passage to overcome. Masculinity must be sought out, hunted, and captured. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Have Your Child Memorize Anything in Four Steps

January 29, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 6.73 MB

Have your children memorize things that are good, beautiful, and true. It doesn't matter if they understand it or not. Just get it in there. Understanding comes later. Creativity comes later. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Deflating the Balloon

January 27, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.27 MB

Don't deflate the zeal of your sons as they set out to complete a task. Don't nitpick. Set the parameters and let them run wild and free. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Read to Speak

January 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 minute - 2.03 MB

Read anything and everything to your kids, especially poetry, and you'll find that you have improved in public speaking. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Words That Live in the Bones

January 22, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.9 MB

Your words should have weight to them. Treat them as if they mean something, and your children will follow that example. Do your best to keep every promise you make to them. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Let Older Men Be Useful

January 20, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.09 MB

Men want to be used up and spend. They want to be respected for doing something useful, no matter their age. Do not let the older men in your life waste away. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Education is a Father’s Responsibility

January 18, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.02 MB

Complaining and casting blame on something else is a failure of nerve. You are the captain. You are responsible. Do something about it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Trust is Better than Accusation

January 15, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.18 MB

Even if your kids lie and give you a reason not to trust them...you should trust first. Love covers a multitude of sins. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The Letter of the Law

January 14, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.99 MB

When you are dealing with your children, you should encourage them to obey the spirit of the law. If you know they have tried to do that, then the letter of the law doesn’t matter so much. Give them credit. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Your Kids Are More Important Than Those Kids

January 13, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 5.53 MB

Do not rob your children of your time, resources, and attention. They have a claim on you unique to anyone else in the universe. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Societal OCD and Boys with ADHD

January 12, 2021 14:00 - 6 minutes - 7.26 MB

Are 13% of boys really mentally dysfunctional? When it comes to boys, we are using the wrong measuring stick. Our societal OCD demands everyone fit into a single mold, but that way lies madness. What can you do if your own boy is hard to teach? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

Friendship and Physical Affection are Dying

January 07, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 5.08 MB

Male friendship is one of the tragic casualties of the sexual revolution. What can we do about this? Anthony Esolen's article: https://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=18-07-021-f&__s=pdbs8icngri8ke5fgpmn This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The Poison of Family Secrets and Weak Husbands

January 06, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.38 MB

Define your own position. Lead your family. Do not cower in fear from your wife's disapproval. And don't keep secrets. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The Attempted Sabotage of Samson

January 05, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MB

Many would like to nitpick Samson's methods rather than fight their enemies. Don't be like that. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

You can Say “Because I Said So”

January 04, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.78 MB

Do not let anyone shame you for saying it. Sometimes it is necessary. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The Bible is a Dangerous Book

December 31, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 6.08 MB

A church full of eunuchs is easier to manage. This is why we have made the Bible boring and castrated. But the Bible contains the greatest epic of all time, and it is meant to help create dangerous men. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

The One Way to Lift Up Other Fathers

December 30, 2020 23:17 - 3 minutes - 4.22 MB

How do we fight back against the tide of father-ridicule? What is the one thing you can do to show respect for other fathers around you? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foundationfather.com/subscribe

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