Rob Kenny
Appearances
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
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Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
One of my big goals was to raise good adults, not good kids, but good adults so that they could function in their own lives. I tried to include them along the way as they grew up. I tried to have them do stuff with me so they could learn. But then, you know, my kids were grown. My daughter's she'll be 33 this year and my son will be 30.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
And so I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do because that was my main goal in life was to raise good adults because my dad.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
unfortunately had failed at that so I was trying to figure out what to do and thought of this channel and then I thought I was going to help 30 or 40 people just try to download stuff from my brain to give some nuggets for people to be able to navigate life today I'm going to show you how to shave so this is pretty basic but if you've never done it and you don't know how to get started here's
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Hey kids, so today I want to show you how to catch a football. Okay, I had a lot of requests for how to change a flat tire. It's a fairly simple process, but if you've never done it before, it might be a little bit intimidating. I wasn't expecting it to be what it is. I'm grateful for it, though.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I'm grateful for the platform that I've been given to be able to pour good back into the world, because I think there's just so much negativity and stuff on social media that I'm grateful that I can be a little light for people to find a safe harbor where they can hang out with me and walk alongside and help people learn things.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
My original vision for this channel was to provide useful information for anyone and everyone from a dad that has raised two adults and we still talk. Well, my daughter was a big part of it. She was the one encouraging me to do it. We still talk.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
pretty much daily she's been married for 12 years but we still talk we have a great relationship i called my son and he said dad if i was nine years old and you were doing this and chasing something i probably have a problem with it but he said you did well so if it's something you want to do go for it Hey, everybody. I just thought I'd make a video just to say thank you.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I've been a little bit of an emotional wreck today, a little overwhelmed by all the amazing stories that you've shared with me. And for those of you that haven't heard back from me, I just have such a heartfelt thank you. It breaks my heart a little bit that it's so needed.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
One of the things that I hope I can do with my channel is to encourage dads to hang in there and support each other because we need good dads. We need good moms. I want to try to make being a dad a cool thing in my nerdy way. I loved being a dad. I still love being a dad. And I think if I can encourage people to realize what a great opportunity they have as dads.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
If I could move the needle at all in that area, I would be grateful. And one of the big things I try to do on my channel is encourage anybody and everybody to learn how to do everything. I think, you know, why limit yourself? Hey, kids. Welcome to another edition of Cooking with Dad. We're going to today, I'm going to show you how to bake chocolate chip cookies. Hey, kids.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Today, I'm going to show you how to make banana bread. Today, I'm going to show you how to boil an egg. Hey, kids. So today, I'm going to show you how to make coffee. Today, I'm going to show you how to make chili. I hear the story a lot of, oh, my dad didn't teach me how to change a tire because that's a man thing. What if a man's not around? And what if you get a flat tire?
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
You kind of should at least know the steps to figure this out. And I think the same thing for a guy. I hear that too. I don't know how to cook. My mom always cooked. Well, you probably need to know how to cook. There might be a time where you need to eat. Hey kids, our human nature seems to always want more.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
We often long for what we don't have and we tend to take for granted what we do have and don't appreciate it until it's gone or it's taken from us. So while making plans for the future, remember to appreciate the present because it's a gift. I think I talk so much about forgiveness. I think that's important. I think also we need to be able to forgive ourselves. Critics are a dime a dozen.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
They're everywhere. But sadly, a lot of times we're our own worst critic. And so we beat ourselves up. And so I think we need to learn to be more kind to yourself.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I'm grateful for the platform that I've been given to be able to pour good back into the world. There's just so much negativity, and I want to try to make being a dad a cool thing.