Epithets for Your Kid

The Daily Dad · Dec 3, 2019 · 2m

One of the most interesting passages in Marcus Aurelius is this one:Epithets for yourself: Upright. Modest. Straightforward. Sane. Cooperative. Try not to exchange for others.These were essentially the words he wanted to live by—his principles expressed in the fewest syllables possible. At DailyStoic.com we’ve spent the last couple years talking about how important it is to figure out what these epithets are and to make sure we are living by them.But here is another way to look at. What if as a father you sat down—ideally with your co-parent—and fleshed out what those words mean for each of…