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Don't Forget

May 16, 2023

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Empire Strikes Back turns 43 years next week (May 21, 1980)

This week's entertainment: The Easiest Way For Dads To Relieve Stress

Dad Meme and Joke Of The Week

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Dad Joke

Why did Anakin Skywalker cross the road?

To get to the dark side.

The Easiest Way For Dads To Relieve Stress

Dads, you might not be using this simple yet powerful stress reliever.

We all want to parent with less stress.

But, if you’re like me, you probably forget to do this one simple thing.

And by not doing, we’re allowing stress to creep into your parenting.

The great news is that there is a simple fix.

Laughter.

You’ve heard the saying “laughter is the best medicine.”

May 7 was World Laughter Day.

Studies show that it laughing is the best medicine and here’s why.

Laughing has been shown to trigger relaxation.

It increases powerful chemicals that improve brain health, reduce pain, relax muscles, and lower blood pressure.

Laughter has been shown to create better relationships (strengthen bonds).

Improving our overall emotional health.

And it allows us dads to connect more with our kids and parent with less stress.

But there is a Toby to laughter.

The Toby to parenting is being too serious.

I'm guilty of being too serious.

Imma be parenting “like this my job.”

I want my kids to turn out to be good people.

But I realized that being so intense ratchets the tension when things don't go my way.

A recent guys’ weekend reminded me of the importance of laughing and keeping things light.

I’ve noticed that laughing not only helps me better connect with my kids it also helps me better connect with my wife, my friends, and my colleagues.

I’ve been doing two simple things to help get some laughter back into my life.

First, honing my dad joke skills.

Nothing is better than a good ol’ dad joke that only I find funny and solicits an eye roll from my wife.

The second thing I found to lighten life with laughter is binging comedians.

A good friend of mine introduced me to Nate Bargatze (he has a Netflix special)

I’m also into Sundae Conversations.

And I really like Theo Von.

I started giving myself a break from parenting, business, and finance podcasts and instead started listening to more comedians.

And it has helped.

So with a little bit of laughter, I find more connection and less stress in parenting.

How do you keep it light with your kids?

Do you have any gut-busting recommendations?

This Week's Watch:

I can't get enough of this guy...

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