Happy Wednesday, gents. Hope you’re back in the swing. I was up at 4am with my 4-year-old, and baby #3 is due any day, so it’s all vibes and caffeine over here.

Let’s get into it!

📕 DAD WISDOM 

The Combo Isn’t Broken

I came across an idea from James Clear the other day about how finding your way in life is a lot like cracking a safe. You move forward, you move backward, and eventually it opens.

Reading it through the lens of being a dad, it clicked.

One week you feel dialed in. Workouts are happening. Work is clicking. Bedtime stories are calm.

The next week you’re eating Goldfish for dinner and Googling “how to stop yelling.”

That’s not failure. That’s the combination turning.

Parenthood isn’t a straight line.

You’ll backtrack, stall, and screw up, and still be moving toward something solid. The twist you hate today might be the one that unlocks something later.

We’re not lost. We’re learning the pattern.

RAD DAD 

Tony Kamel

Tony Kamel writes and performs songs for a living. Some people even listen (his words, not ours). At home, though, he’s a dad to a four-year-old, with another arriving this February.

He says the hardest part of parenting is accepting that everything is hard. Once you stop fighting that, it weirdly gets easier. Sleep deprivation, however, remains a real personality test.

The best part right now? The small stuff. Tony is currently his daughter’s favorite person on Earth, and he knows that season won’t last forever.

Fatherhood also changed how he approaches touring. Not because he can’t do it, but because he doesn’t love it the same way anymore. A total blessing.

His one non-negotiable: if his daughter wants a song repeated, he repeats it. Because that kind of joy matters.

Read our full interview with Tony here and follow him at @tonykamelmusic.

DAD TOYS 

Best Day Brewing’s Electro Lime

Dry January is popping off in the Dad Day Slack, so this showed up right on time.

Electro Lime from Best Day Brewing is the real deal…sea salt and lime. Cold, crisp, and zero regrets the next morning.

Pro dad move: drop a real lime in it and call it a win.

Get it here.

DAD BOD 

Chickpeas Are Quietly Elite

Chickpeas are quietly elite.

A big review of 26 studies found that about ¾ cup a day of chickpeas helped lower LDL cholesterol and cut long-term heart risk. Another analysis showed chickpeas keep you 31% fuller than similar-calorie foods.

Translation:
Cheap. Filling. Heart-smart. Easy to toss into salads, wraps, or straight out of the can when dinner gets weird.

Not sexy. Just effective.

Shoutout to our friends at Arnold’s Pump Club for the Tip

COMMUNITY 

• Go West Episode 1: Last month we teased Go West; our in-house short film series about dads who take the long road instead of the safe one. Here’s the teaser if you missed it.

  
  Episode one drops this Friday, featuring a dad selling coffee out of an old El Camino to build connection and community.

  
  Big favor: if that sounds up your alley, follow our YouTube channel.
  She’s still a baby, but we’re taking her places.

  
  

• Dad Day Run Club: Need an extra bit of motivation this winter? We got over 600 dads getting after it on Strava. Come log some miles with us.

JUNK DRAWER 

DAD HUMOR

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