You’ve Got to Live Up to Your Standards

<p>&quot;It’s a touching scene. The father in <em>The Road</em> is giving the last of the hot chocolate they had found to his son. He pretends to make a little for himself, but he’s really giving it all to his son, who is but skin and bones at this point. <br/><br/>But he can’t quite pull it off.&quot;<br/><br/>Ryan describes the lesson that a particular scene from Cormac McCarthy&apos;s work of post-apocalyptic fiction has for any parent in today&apos;s Daily Dad Podcast.<br/><br/>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Dad email: <a href='https://dailydad.com/'>DailyDad.com</a></p><p>Follow @DailyDadEmail:</p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/dailydademail'>https://twitter.com/dailydademail</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailydad/'>https://www.instagram.com/dailydad/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/dailydademail'>http://facebook.com/dailydademail</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href='https://geni.us/DailyDad'>https://geni.us/DailyDad</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>