Russell Crowe asks Joe Rogan the dad question that hits deep: âYou dig being a dad?â
Roganâs answer is raw and real:
âI love it. Itâs bizarre⊠the greatest human privilege. Itâs changed me as a human being in so many different ways. Dave Chappelle has a great phrase: not only did it increase the amount of love I have, it increased my capacity for love.â
From a 28-year-old to a 14-year-old, Rogan reflects on how fatherhood shattered old beliefsâhe used to think everyone should have kids; now he knows itâs not for everybody, but for him, itâs been one of the most powerful, transformative forces in his life.
Clip from this 51-second heart-to-heartâtwo dads getting real about the wild ride of raising humans.
Whether youâre a parent or not, does this resonate? Has fatherhood (or parenthood) ever expanded your capacity to love in ways you never expected?
Your thoughtsâdrop them below.
No fear. No hesitation. Just pure courage. Thatâs what it takes to protect and serve. Shoutout to the heroes in blue who put it all on the line, every single day.
Kit Harington (Jon Snow) fell in love with Rose Leslie while filming Game of Thrones.
âThree weeks in Iceland, thatâs where it happened,â he said.
âIf youâre already attracted and they play your love interest, it becomes easy to fall in love.â
In 2018, they got married.
Iâve been a cop for 15 years. I pulled a guy over last night. He was doing 85 in a 55. Weaving. I walked up to the window ready to write a reckless driving ticket. Maybe even take him in. When he rolled down the window, he wasn't drunk. He was shaking. "My daughter," he gasped. "She's at Children's Hospital. The chemo isn't working. They called... they said I need to hurry." I looked at his eyes. You canât fake that kind of terror. I folded my ticket book. "Follow me," I said. I got back in my cruiser, flipped on the lights and sirens, and I escorted him the 20 miles to the hospital. I cleared every intersection for him. We made a 30-minute trip in 15. He ran inside without looking back. I waited in the parking lot for an hour. Just in case. He came out later, saw me, and walked over. He looked hollowed out. "Did I make it?" I asked. "Yeah," he whispered. "I got to hold her hand while she went. You got me there." He tried to shake my hand, but he collapsed into my arms instead. Sometimes, to serve and protect means breaking the speed limit.
Your partner coming to you about something youâve done wrong isnât a personal attack. Itâs a healthy sign they value the relationship and want to make it work â it's a heads up. You communicate, you fix it, you stay. That's emotional maturity. That's commitment. That's love.
10-year old kid knocked on my door
Offered to mow my lawn for $20
I love encouraging young entrepreneurs
So I hired him to mow all 10 houses on my block
Paid him $200. He was grinning ear-to-ear.
Then I charged each neighbor $125 for a "premium lawncare service"
I made a $1,050 profit by arbitraging labor
Welcome to capitalism, kid