The Power of a Good Father

Happy Father’s Day, fellas.

I’m gonna celebrate the heck out of you today—but first, let’s get real for a minute.

About something you probably already know deep down, but that deserves to be said out loud.

Lemme just spit it out plainly:

There’s a reason we talk about daddy issues as often as we talk about daddy’s girls.

Fatherhood is a role that carries immense weight.

If you don’t believe me, ask just about anyone how they feel about their dad. Listen real close, and what you’ll hear is probably either resentment or adoration…and not a whole lot in between.

I think that says less about the power of any one man, and more about the gravity of the role itself.

The thing is, it doesn’t take a big, bad dude to pass down generational pain. Most of the time, all it takes is a scared little boy who was never taught any other way.

And that’s why Father’s Day matters so much.

That’s why today, we do the honoring.

Because the men who do the work of growing and healing? They deeply deserve to be seen.

What they are doing as fathers isn’t easy.

In fact, I would argue that it’s sacred.

Because just like trauma can trickle down through generations… guess what else can?

Healing.

Fatherhood is a heavy mantle that some men choose to carry with awareness. And I can’t tell you how much that matters.

Dads, the depth of your impact can’t be captured in one sweet Facebook post. A picture of you coaching a Little League game or a “Greatest Dad” mug doesn’t cut it.

We already know that.

The truth is, it’s hard to verbalize the weight of a good father’s love. That steady, daily presence that can hold more than one generation in its hands.

I sometimes wonder if these men know how their quiet daily work is changing society.

How their steadiness is the exact kind of medicine we need for this broken, angry, wounded world.

How just witnessing their kind of fatherly love lands like safety in the hearts that never had it.

Today, those hearts all celebrate you.

Because when a man shows up with consistency, and care…not just for his children, but for his own healing too?

He has done far more than be a good parent.

He’s offering a better blueprint for society.

For what masculinity, love, and legacy can look like.

When fatherhood is done well, it’s one of the most powerful, healing things in the world.

That’s why we speak of it with both reverence and ache.And that’s why today matters.

So if there’s a man in your life who embodies that kind of love, please reach out to him.

Give him credit.

Not just for the early mornings, or the t-ball coaching, or the daily grind. But for the deep internal work he had to heal in order to love so well.

Good fathers are a treasure in this world, and one we deeply need. When they rise to the occasion, the whole world rises with them.

So to the good fathers out there:

we see you

we thank you

and today, we celebrate you.

Happy Father’s Day. 💚