It’s Friday. Mother’s Day is this weekend. And yes, that’s my own mom in the cover image - she’s also one of my most loyal subscribers (hi, Mom).

If you forgot to get a gift, consider this your emergency flare.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, and partners holding it down.

THE DIGEST

Most Clicked: The First 4 Years of Your Child's Life
Best Community Reply: “No one has it figured out, just do your best to be the best person you can.”
Wisdom of the Week: Let the little stuff slide. It’s how they grow—and how we do too.

Last Week’s Poll Results:

What’s the hardest part about working from home with kids?

For many of you, the lines between work and parenting are blurry at best. Here’s how it broke down:

No true “off switch” between work and parenting — 29.9%
Feeling guilty when I’m not fully present — 26.2%
Constant distractions (a.k.a. snacks and chaos) — 25.2%
Honestly? I love it — 14%
Lack of space or quiet to focus — 13.1%

One dad shared:

“You walk out of work and straight into the family room. You find yourself working before and after hours—and have to remind yourself to stop. I’m not paid to work 24 hours a day, so why do it?”

WEEKEND BLUEPRINT

📕 Read: Zen & Art of Motorcycle Maintenance | Robert Pirsig

🎧 Listen: Rich Roll - The Scarcity Brain w/Michael Easter

📺 Watch: How to Use a Carabiner for Organization

🍔 Eat/Drink: Sourdough Bagel Recipe

🩳 Style: Abercrombie Throwback NFL Collection

QUICK POLL

GARAGE

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Paul in Greenville, SC, is working on a shiplap accent wall. Looking good!

Working on something? Reply to this email and send it our way. House Projects, Green Grass, Businesses, Whatever. Would love to feature it.

WEEKEND BURNER

For time:

20 Goblet Squats (moderate to heavy weight)
15 Push-Ups
10 Dumbbell Snatches (each arm)
400m Run
x 4 rounds

Click Image for Spotify Playlist. Updating Jukebox Weekly.

If you haven’t heard of Steve Moakler, he’s a Pittsburgh native singer/songwriter. I queued up the track above right before walking into a date night with my wife—and yeah, she got a little teary. Dad life’s got me getting soft these days…