● What does fatherhood mean to you? [2:23]
○ Erv and Carl kick off the conversation with the classic question that is meaningful and thoughtful, exploring how fatherhood means much more than just parenting
● In what way did being the oldest sibling prepare you for life? [7:17]
○ Carl discusses his experience being the oldest sibling of the family and how it prepared him for the leadership skills needed to be a father
● The dangers of spoiling your children [9:07]
○ For Carl, spoiling does not prepare kids for the reality of the real world.
● Were you brought up more by your mother or your father? [9:55]
○ Carl discusses how his upbringing by his mother shaped who he is as a man and father
● How did your father teach you indirectly? [11:58]
○ Carl resurfaces wounds and explores how his relationship with his father taught him to become a better father, a better man
● Why you shouldn’t hold your father accountable for a lot [13:36]
○ Erv and Carl touch on the importance of understanding where your parents come from, emotionally and mentally, and why holding them accountable for a lot never helps
● What has been your toughest challenge as a father with your kids? [17:43]
○ Carl touches on his deepest struggles and challenges as a father of five and his broken relationship with his youngest
● Why you have to be humble [19:51]
○ For Carl, humility is the way. For Carl, humility gives way to freedom and the realization of hope
● What does the fight of capturing your kids’ hearts look like to you? [21:35]
○ Erv and Carl touch on the beauty of touching your kids’ hearts and why, sometimes, that is the most important thing
● Why fatherhood is like brotherhood [27:04]
○ Carl discusses how fatherhood is so much more than just parenting and why approaching it like brotherhood is essential
● Why fatherhood is more open than just parenting [37:30]
○ Carl and Erv’s last remarks touch on the lasting impact of fatherhood
