The Way I See It...

Shutdowns, mask mandates, working from home with kids around. As parents, these are a few of the many things associated with attempting to parent during a pandemic. We'll explore these topics in great detail in our first virtual podcast session.

We tackle the idea of the head of the house and its effects on the family unit in the eyes of our kids, our spouse, and society. Is head of the house gender specific? Can it be a divided role? Is it an outdated concept? We'll explore these questions in greater detail.

We kick off season 2 with an in-depth look at the phenomenon we call ‘The Dad Bod'. Is it passive aggressive? Is it lazy? Is it a term to make dads feel better? We'll discuss the positive and negative effects of this new catch phrase.

Today we pick up where we left off on our discussion of raising boys. We dive in deeper to more hot-button topics such as having ‘the talk', external perceptions, and doing good in this world.

Today we explore the father/son dynamic in all of its complexities. From the challenges to the triumphs, we discuss the goals of creating a ‘mini me' as we strive to create upstanding young men of color in society.

The father-daughter bond is a powerful connection. Today, we discuss the unique dynamic of raising daughters. From protecting your little princess to hair rituals, we dive into the may joys and fears of having a Daddy's girl.

Statistics show a 40% graduation rate for students of color when there's also a teacher of color in the school. Today we host high school teacher Duane Moore to dive into the topic of the importance of a father's presence in the school system, both as an engaged father of a student, as well as an educator.

As men and fathers, do we do enough to take care of ourselves? Do we take on the role of Superman in every aspect of our lives? Are we allowing ourselves to be vulnerable enough to ask for help? Today we get to a new level of transparency that fathers may not allow ourselves to get to.

This week we take on the idea of ‘how much stuff is too much?' With access to so many ‘things', are our kids missing out on some of the great experiences of childhood that we had growing up? Catching fireflies, hiking, trips to Disney are all memorable experiences. Will a pile of things be remembered years from now, or will they just be forgotten stuff?

In today's episode, we welcome Pops Pridgett to the studio to discuss the generation gap and how fatherhood in the 70s and 80s differs from fatherhood today.

Picking up where we left off, we explore the ups and downs of being a bi-racial child and how to help navigate our children through societal expectations of ‘choice'.

Today we explore the dynamic of the bi-racial household, as well as the triumphs and pitfalls of raising a child with multiple ethnicities. Is there a need to explain negative stigmas to our wives about being a father of color? Does your child have to choose a side? Is culture something that's pushed or organic? Find out how we see it in this episode.

At a time when dads get a bad rap about their levels of involvement with their kids, we dive deeper into the discussion of just how involved most dads are. Are dads not involved enough? Too much? Find out in this great episode.

In this inaugural episode, Pridge and JD take on the topic of Expectations vs Reality. As first time fathers, going in, things are assumed about what it will be like. We discuss the stark reality of what it's truly like.