Quote · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Susie Wolff (Managing Director of F1 Academy)
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Father's Day, Dad Archetypes and Shopping Mall Patience
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Dax's Father's Day falls alongside his birthday. Last year he hosted a tournament day — volleyball, pickleball, sideline shoulder massages — and wants to repeat it. Monica's idealised image of a father is hers, sitting on a makeshift seat outside store after store at the outlet mall, buying nothing, simply waiting. He never says 'let's go.' Dax finds this almost monk-like. They connect this to a broader point about masculinity: Dax's therapist told him that real strength is never saying 'what about me,' holding no resentments, and going to the garage when you need a minute. The episode wraps on the image of Monica's dad sitting in the sun outside TJ Maxx, perfectly content.