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The Art of Explaining Farewells | Mortician Victor M. Sweeney on Fatherhood, Death, Balance

The Art of Explaining Farewells | Mortician Victor M. Sweeney on Fatherhood, Death, Balance

FromModern Dadhood | Unpacking Fatherhood + Parenting for Dads (and Moms!)


The Art of Explaining Farewells | Mortician Victor M. Sweeney on Fatherhood, Death, Balance

FromModern Dadhood | Unpacking Fatherhood + Parenting for Dads (and Moms!)

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are a million idioms about death: It's "the only certainty in life." It's "the end of the road." It's "the great equalizer." But even as adults, death can be impossibly difficult to understand and process, let alone to know the best way to explain death to our kids. Mortician Victor M. Sweeney joins the conversation to share his wisdom on how to answer our kids' questions, and why it's important to include them and be honest with them rather than try to shield them or protect them from grief. Stick to the end for a segment on good and bad death scenes in children's movies! Episode 91 of Modern Dadhood gets right down to business with Adam and Marc chatting about discussions they've had with their kids around the concept of death. They share about their own experiences with attending funerals, and how they've broached the subject when their kid have brought it up. They introduce Victor M. Sweeney into the conversation. Victor is a dad of 4 who has worked in the funeral industry for the last 15 years, earning the reputation of a sought-after funeral director and mortician. Victor opens up about his career, the relationship between his line of work and his family, and some ideas on how to include young people in the death process.Post interview, Marc names a number of death-related scenes in kids movies and the guys rate them on a "helpful or hurtful" scale, debating whether the scenes could support a kid's understanding of death, or simply traumatize them.Links:Wired Segment 1Wired Segment 2Wired Segment 3Wired Segment 4Victor M. Sweeney (Instagram)Red Vault AudioCaspar BabypantsSpencer AlbeeStuffed Animal
Released:
Sep 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Modern Dadhood is an ongoing conversation about the joys, challenges, and general insanity of being a dad in this moment. The interview show is hosted by Adam Flaherty and Marc Checket, two devoted 30-something dads who are certainly not fatherhood experts, but do share indisputable chemistry and a zest for parenting. Guests from all walks of life speak candidly on a wide range of fatherhood themes, and listeners can expect a healthy dose of laughter, sincerity, dad jokes, and 90s nostalgia in each half hour episode.