About The Daily Dad Reset
Hey, I’m Jeremy.
I’m a dad of four boys, trying to lead with intention, stay connected to my kids, and keep my composure in a loud, fast-moving house where a wrestling match can start over a couch cushion.
I write The Daily Dad Reset: weekly stories and practical resets for dads trying to lead with intention, stay connected to our kids, repair when we get it wrong, and laugh while we figure it out.
Most dads I know don’t need another person telling them how to parent.
We usually know what we want to do.
The trouble starts when we’re tired, distracted, under pressure, had a bad day at work, or asking someone to put on their shoes for the fourth time.
That’s when good intentions collide with real life.
And good intentions do not always create good relationships.
The Daily Dad Reset is about noticing what is happening inside us, becoming curious about how our kids experience us, and practicing what to do when our impact does not match our intentions.
Sometimes progress is simply noticing the moment five seconds sooner than last time.
Sometimes it is choosing a better response.
Sometimes it is noticing where our attention keeps going.
Sometimes it is returning later to repair.
Why It Matters
I write from inside fatherhood itself…
mid-sentence and mid-mistake,
usually shortly after realizing I could have handled something better.
This space is for days when:
You swear you’re calm until the third request to put on underwear.
You care deeply, but your patience taps out before dinner.
You are physically with your kids while your brain is still at work.
You want to lead without becoming a drill sergeant.
You meant well, but your child experienced something different.
You know you need to repair, but part of you still wants to explain why you were right.
Our intentions matter.
But so does the experience we create for the people around us.
Learning how our kids experience us doesn’t mean we’re failing fatherhood. Neither does returning to repair when our actions have caused harm.
Repair is one of the privileges of being in a relationship that matters.
Faith runs underneath everything here. It isn’t quoted at you or used as a hammer. It shows up naturally…
in real moments, difficult questions, Scripture, grace, forgiveness, and the work of becoming a steadier dad.
If faith isn’t your thing, you will still find yourself in these stories without feeling preached at.
Why This Exists
I’ve spent years working with adults…
teaching, coaching, leading, and helping people function under pressure.
I’ve also spent years at home discovering that none of that automatically transfers when you’re tired, hungry, late for practice, or stepping on a Lego.
I can help a room full of adults think about emotional regulation and then lose mine because someone thought it would be funny to fart on me during a virtual meeting.
Knowing better does not always mean doing better.
For a while, I kept searching for the right system. I went all-in on faith, fitness, mindset, schedules, routines, and more than a few unnecessarily complicated plans.
Some of them worked.
Briefly.
Then life changed, someone started a new sports season, and the beautiful ten-page blueprint became something else I was failing to keep up with.
Over time, most of what I was wrestling with kept coming back to four things:
Identity: Who do I want to be as a father?
Awareness: What happens inside me when pressure rises?
Impact: How are my children be experiencing me?
Practice: What can I do to reset, respond, or repair?
That became The Daily Dad Reset.
Not another system to maintain but…
A rhythm you can return to.
Something small enough to use on a chaotic Taco Tuesday night, when gas has filled the room rather than gratitude.
Something meaningful enough to help build the relationship you hope to have with your kids long after they are required to come home.
Something that doesn’t require an advanced degree or a script to implement.
What You’ll Get
Two short posts each week:
Monday Reset
A real story…
usually one I’m still laughing or wincing about…
followed by what it helped me notice. I may bring in Scripture, research, another writer, or something I’m reading to challenge or deepen the idea.
Friday Fieldwork
One small practice, question, or conversation to try before the weekend tests you.
That’s it.
No overload. No hype. No pretending I have fatherhood figured out.
New Here? Start Here
If you want to get a feel for The Daily Dad Reset, these are a few good places to start.
Read: My Algorithm Wants Me to Be a Better Dad — What happens when the content telling me to become a better dad also makes it harder to be present with my kids.
Read: Fictional Fathers — Bandit: I’ll Come Play With You — What Bluey’s impossibly available dad can teach us about entering our kids’ world without trying to become a cartoon version of fatherhood.
Read: From Tim Taylor to Mr. Rogers — What a Lego meltdown taught me about the difference between fixing the moment and helping my kid through it.
One Last Thing
This is built for dads, but you are welcome here if the mission resonates. Moms, aunts, uncles, grandparents, coaches, and other leaders often recognize their own lives in these stories too.
The setting may change, but many of the questions remain:
How do people experience us when we’re under pressure?
How do we use authority without drowning out the people we love?
How do we help our kids develop their own voice, judgment, and confidence?
Most of us were never handed a playbook for leading with both strength and softness. We are learning on the fly…
between practices, meetings, Scout events, and bedtime negotiations.
Just don’t be surprised if that learning occasionally involves Lego booby traps, Costco meltdowns, unsuccessful attempts to conceal vegetables, and fart jokes.
Lots of fart jokes.
