Show Notes
Daycare costs more than the mortgage. Two dads run the math, and it doesn't work.
Pete and Ryan pour a Paper Plane and get into the squeeze every provider feels: the worry that shows up at 2am, the Mary & Martha trap, and the quiet drive to school that changed how Pete thinks about mornings. Plus: why you will never be as important as you are inside the four walls of your own home.
Nobody has it figured out. That's the show.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open — Be where your feet are
01:30 The pour — The Paper Plane
04:14 Faith — worry vs. providence
13:35 Family — the four walls
24:32 Pay the bills — Rise Mushroom Coffee
26:58 Business — daycare math
44:30 Next week — Where Work Ends
THE POUR
The Paper Plane. Equal parts bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, fresh lemon. Shake it cold. The bar kit we actually use: https://dadtails.com/gear
THE FIELD NOTES
One email a week — the new episode before it's public, and the cocktail from the show: https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town
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What is DadTails?
Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking life, family, faith, and business, one drink at a time. Pete Taylor and Ryan Johnson pour a cocktail, get real about raising kids and building work that matters, and run it all through a faith lens. Pull up a chair. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.