HeyJaredThe Unfinished Dad
Letters about growth, mistakes, small victories, and unfinished parts of life.
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Coach Dad (opens the original)
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Dear Kids,My job right now is coaching coaches. To help them be the best versions of themselves so that their players can achieve everything they want in their sport.That starts with putting the player first. By tailoring the training to the needs of the athlete and meeting them where they are rather than what’s easiest for the coach, we can ensure an approach that puts the athlete first and looks after the whole person.A lot of that starts with communication.I’ve said it before but it boils dow
Time Out (opens the original)
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Dear Kids,Both of you guys know how to out-party me.Seriously, it’s not even close. There were a number of years in my life when staying out, staying up, and just giving a general middle finger to the clock was as natural to me as breathing. But things change, and, as you get older and more responsible, your relationship to this thing called “time” gets really interesting.“What time is it?” used to be asked simply to have a frame of reference for the day. Nothing else. 2:17 PM and 2:17 AM had mo
Right Now (opens the original)
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Dear Kids,You are going to spend a lot of your life standing next to other people, whether you ask for it or not.Next to your sibling at the dinner table. A cousin at a family gathering. A classmate whose test came back before yours. Or a teammate who made the play you didn’t.People have a way of figuring out where we stand only by looking at who’s standing near us. That instinct isn’t going away and some of it is even useful. It’s part of how communities sort themselves out and how people find
The Mirror (opens the original)
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Dear Kids,Here’s something worth knowing that I wish someone would have told me earlier.Nearly every person you will ever meet is a little disappointed by something they see when they look in the mirror.Not the loud, Veruca Salt version of disappointed. But the sighing kind that shows up for two seconds while brushing teeth and gets tucked in before anyone can see it. The shape of a nose. A stomach. Hair that won’t do the thing it’s supposed to. You probably assumed this was just a you problem?I
Statues for the Living (opens the original)
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Dear Kids,Role models are useful things. They give you a shape to reach for before you figure out your own. Watch someone move confidently through something hard, and some part of you starts to believe that the same thing might be possible for you.That’s the good version of what a role model can do. They inspire you. Validate parts of yourself you weren’t sure were allowed. They can make you feel like you’re capable of living a bigger life than the one you have in front of you.You’re going to se
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