A man's heart is forever changed when he becomes a father. It is indescribable the real pain, emotions, joy you feel when one of your children is experiencing adversity or triumph.

In Dave Grohl's book, The Storyteller, he describes these shifts in emotions simply, "...you are only as happy as your unhappiest child."

That sentence alone speaks to how a father can feel their child's feelings. However, when placed into the context in which it was used in the book, it screams.

In Gothenburg, Sweden, 2015, Dave Grohl performed his one of his most iconic Foo Fighter performances. Not because of the set list, not because of this being one of their first stadium tours, but because in the middle of the second song of the night, Dave broke his ankle. What makes the performance iconic, however, was not just the fact that he broke his ankle, but that he told them to carry him back onto the stage, plop him in a chair while the doctor held steady his freshly broken and now set ankle, and finished the show!

In the ambulance, on the way to the hospital, after the show, was when he had the opportunity to sit and be with his daughter. His adrenaline still pumping to the point where he felt no pain, he noticed his daughter struggling with her emotions after having witnessed the incident play out.

Even though his own thoughts and feelings were elevated, he immediately felt those of his daughter.

"Though I felt no pain, I felt hers. . .I could feel the fear and empathy in her innocent little heart, and I was instantly focused on her well-being." (p.47-48)

Fathers, its difficult to set aside your own joy or frustration to be what your family needs you to be. I salute you and your family appreciates you.

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