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Relatively Functional Dads
Relatively Functional Dads is a podcast for fathers doing their best and learning every day.
Hosted by three young dads and brothers-in-law, we have honest conversations about faith, fatherhood, and real life. From sleepless nights and discipline struggles to marriage, leadership, and growing in faith at home, we talk about what it really looks like to show up as a dad.
We’re not experts—just dads figuring it out together. Some days we’ve got it together. Other days, we’re just trying to make…
Episodes
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Episode 019 - Faith Your Kids Can Taste, Touch, and Remember w/Barrett Merrill
You want your kids to grow up knowing Jesus. So you’ve tried the Bible stories, the devotionals and getting everyone to church on time. Most of it feels like…
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Episode 017 - What Our Kids Teach Us About God: Trust, Dependence, and Wonder
We spend so much time trying to teach our kids. What if God is using them to teach us? In this episode of the Relatively Functional Dads podcast, Buddy, Reese…
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Episode 016 - This Won't Last Forever: Persevering Through the Seasons of Fatherhood
It's 2 a.m., the baby won't stop crying, and you're wondering if you'll ever sleep again. Then one day you realize the contact naps are gone too, and nobody…
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Episode 015 - Raising Kids Who Trust God, Not Just Obey Him w/ Meredith Miller
Your kid asks a big question about God. You start answering... and halfway through, you realize you're not sure you believe it yourself. Sound familiar? This…
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Episode 014 - Dad Desires Pt 2: Don’t Kill Them, Rule Them
Why do you know exactly which of your desires is loud and which one is quiet and still let the loud one win anyway? In this episode of the Relatively…
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Episode 013 - Strong vs. Deep: What Your Desires Are Telling You Pt. 1
Why do you want to be home more AND get ahead at work? Why do you finally get the kids to bed... and immediately miss them? In this episode of the Relatively…
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Episode 012 - Comparison: Raising the Child You Have, Not the Child You Imagined
Comparison is sneaky. It steals your joy and changes the way you see your kids, your wife, and yourself as a dad. In this episode of the Relatively Functional…
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Episode 011 - Fatherhood Is Not a Solo Mission
Who's a dangerous man? A dad with no one keeping him accountable, no one speaking into his life, and no brothers in the trenches with him. In this episode of…
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Episode 010 - How Having Kids Changes Your Marriage
Where did my wife go? If you've become a dad and felt like your marriage changed overnight… you're not imagining it. In this episode of the Relatively…
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Episode 009 - WHY GOD WENT SILENT AT 2AM w/ Zach Unger
It's 2AM. You've tried everything. Baby's still crying. You let out one final prayer and hear nothing. If you've been there, this episode is for you. Buddy and…
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Episode 008 - If You're Not First, You're Last (And Other Dad Lies)
Are you an all-in or all-out kind of dad? You're not alone and it might be costing you more than you think. In Episode 8 of Relatively Functional Dads, we get…
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Bonus Episode 002 - Becoming a Dad While Losing My Father w/ Derek McClardy
What do you do when the person you'd call for advice is the one you're grieving? Two dads. Two losses. One raw, honest conversation about what it really means…
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Episode 007 - Angry Dad? How Fathers Can Control Anger Without Hurting Their Families
Why do dads get so angry sometimes? And what’s really underneath it? In Episode 7 of Relatively Functional Dads, we have an honest conversation about anger in…
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Bonus Episode 001 - The Pressure of Perfect Parenting
Why do dads feel like they’re failing, even when they’re doing their best? In this episode of the Relatively Functional Dads podcast, we sit down with our…
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Episode 006 - Your Kids Aren’t Interruptions… They’re Invitations
Our kids interrupt us all the time… but what if those moments matter more than we think? In this episode of the Relatively Functional Dads podcast, we talk…
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Episode 005 – The Thankless Dad: Serving When No One Notices
What happens when you give your best to your family… and no one seems to notice? In this episode, we’re getting real about something every dad feels but rarely…
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Episode 004 – Running on Empty: Creating Margin as a Dad
Tired… but not sure why? In this episode, we talk about the kind of exhaustion most dads are living with—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—and why…
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Episode 003 – The Entitlement Trap: “I Deserve This”
What does entitlement look like in fatherhood—and why is it so dangerous when we don’t even realize it’s there? In Episode 3 of the Relatively Functional Dads…
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Episode 002 – The Dad We Had and The Dad We’re Becoming
How much does your relationship with your dad shape the way you father your kids? In Episode 2 of the Relatively Functional Dads podcast, we explore how our…
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Episode 001 - Being Fathered By God
What does it mean to be fathered by God—and how does that change the way we father our kids? In Episode 1 of the Relatively Functional Dads podcast, we talk…