Post Post Podcast #8
Featuring Andrew Ussery of DAD EXPLAINS
Hello, my fellow stacking beauties!
I am excited to present the next instalment of the POST POST PODCAST.
My lovely guest is Andrew, of Dad Explains.
This week you get to meet the man behind the avatar that is now so familiar to many of us- the one that depicts a fatherly figure sporting a grey-tinged beard that says “I’ve lived some life, I’ve learned some lessons, and I’m here to graciously share my wisdom with all of you.”
Inspired by the desire to provide a legacy of guidance for his four children, Andrew writes:
From the heart of a father, this guidebook is more than just advice—it's a compass for navigating the intricate paths of life, relationships, and personal growth.
In my short experience on Substack, I’ve noticed that Andrew offers a warm and comforting presence on the platform and in the community. He consistently manages to write posts and notes that are delicious blends of humility and strength, earnestess and curiosity, knowledge and wisdom- always seasoned with a dash of humour and a sense of play.
During our talk, I got to experience his sincerity and humility firsthand, as this writing from his About section shows:
I do not claim to know everything. I do not claim to be correct about everything I think or write or say. I will claim, and do claim, that I pour my heart and soul out onto these pages and in these posts. These are written towards my children, from their father. I take my duties very seriously.
What that means is the content you are getting from this substack is as honest, genuine, unfiltered, unmoderated, naked, unedited, full of mistakes, full of love, and as full of conviction and passion as I can manage because you damn well better believe I am going to give my everything to my children. And, by some sort of literary and technological transitive property, I am giving it all to you as well, dear reader.
There is an undeniable generosity of spirit in this Dad who is simply devoted to giving his kids the best support and love a parent can.
And we all get to benefit from his efforts to do so.
Please enjoy our talk.
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be great,
love Jacqueline
That’s so cute about your avatar and your kids not stressing you out enough for you to have filled in with the grays yet.
That’s the best thing, to hit the trails with your family. Fishing is awesome.
Maybe your little boy will love it! We started my son with a pole and a little fake, kind of heavy, plastic spider on the end so he could practice casting at a young age.
That’s sweet that you put your mamas email address on your subscriber list.
I am glad you get to talk to your Dad about the esoteric things in life.
I am with you on the mortality thing. I felt mine a couple of times this month and I am on top of it, rewriting my will and trying to get some crap cleaned up so no one else has to do it. Just to have that in order. We need to have our stuff in order moving forward.
You have to work and push to get things done, but you also need to relax and let it happen over a course of time. Yes, you set goals, but if you realize along the way that you are exhausted you need to tune out and go fishkin'.
Then Jacqueline says “Awareness is everything”.
Right.
You know what you are working toward, but you can only do it so fast and sometimes you need to take extra care of yourself. That is what I said to myself recently. You have traveled miles and miles. Even just your new thought process and open engagement with new information is a boon to your family’s thriving. It is not just the ability to provide clean water, food from the garden, electricity, natural remedies or anything like that. It is also about your mindset. I told myself recently to enjoy that I have that mindset and take it easy for a bit. I have a weird two months with getting T-boned in my car and then hitting my head on something after that. For real. I need to rest and relax and enjoy for a minute. Yes, I have work to do. But I am not sweating the small stuff at all.
I let myself have fun as often as I can and I think that's a really important example to set for young people, especially in this world. I love that you take your family into nature a lot. That's the best thing for them and you.
Here's to Jacquelines soup idea: I love soup.
Jacqueline is such a lovely, kind, accommodating and comforting hostess. You look beautiful today too, Jacqueline! (or that day. Haha you are certainly still beautiful today as well. Hahahaha.)
No, “everything is not garbage.” I love the part about being positive and doing things that make you happy. I like that you like the challenge. You are here for it, whatever it is. That's my motto. I am here for it, whatever it is.
I know what you mean about the accountability. It is nice that your family can read your work and they are interested in it.
“Confront your darkness and live”, I will read it.
Jacqueline, I am so glad you are doing this podcast
YES, PEOPLE! Forget about worrying about crap. 😊 AAAAchoo! (that's a reference to me doing a podcast with Jacqueline with a sniffy face from an allergy attack)
I love what you said about the universe calling you forward, Jacqueline!
I am listening closely.
Don’t worry about the little things, Andrew! You did it! We know who you are now! I have seen you around and found your comments fun or relevant. But now that I know who you are, when you speak I will think…oh, that’s Andrew….I have to go see what he said.
There’s something magical happening here. It was nice to MEETCHA :)
I too have learned recently that I do care about others opinions more than I thought I did.
Showing me I have more work to do in this area....confidence is self!