
Stress on the Job, Professional Passion and Thinking Deeply: A Q&A With Good Dads’ Jim Millsap
Jim honestly discusses work-related stress: how to combat it, and ultimately, how to live in harmony with life’s inevitable stressors.

Jim honestly discusses work-related stress: how to combat it, and ultimately, how to live in harmony with life’s inevitable stressors.

In a recent Good Dads podcast episode, we had the privilege of speaking with Thomas Miller, a dedicated truck driver for Prime with over 27 years of marriage under his belt and two beautiful daughters

We provide suggestions on how to handle business trips in ways that can promote more bonding with your kids, help you stay connected to your family while you’re away, and allow you to return home smoothly.

This week we bring you a blogpost from the Good Dads archives. This article was originally published in 2018, but we think you’ll find that

I get it – you want friends. But as a grown man and a father, that can be a weird thing to admit out loud. But the truth is, you don’t just want friends, you need friends. And you can’t afford to go any longer without them.

My baseball career ended at the age of 16, as a junior varsity benchwarmer. I couldn’t throw as hard or run as fast as my teammates. But, that is still longer than most kids play these days. Now, by age 14, more than 70% of ballplayers have stopped playing ball.

Like trucking, the naval submarine service is mostly made up of men. On my boat, the USS San Francisco, a lot of the men on board had children and families who would stay behind while we were out to sea. We left on deployments and missions for months at a time, often with limited contact.

It’s hard to believe, but just ten years ago, I was a fast food, frozen pizza eating bachelor. I rarely did any real cooking of any kind.

In a world that has men constantly under attack, it is easy to feel defeated. Sometimes it feels like the world is out to destroy the role of father and husband in the home. Over-The-Road dads, step-dads, and grandfathers feel the pressure more than most.

“No thank you. I’ve had an excellent sufficiency. Anymore would be a superfluous animosity. However, your cuisine would please the most fastidious gourmet.”