Codependence is a fusion that suffocates. Hyper-independence is an isolation that starves. There is a third way; a stronger, more resilient, and infinitely more rewarding model: Interdependence.

This is your guide to getting off the sidelines and becoming an active, engaged dad. This isn't about "helping out" more around the house—that phrase implies the primary responsibility isn't yours. This is about stepping into your full role as an equal partner in the most important job you will ever have. It's about understanding that your active engagement is not just a gift to your children and your partner; it is a fundamental component of your own fulfillment as a man.

For Gen Z, career anxiety isn't just stress; it's a constant, low-grade hum of inadequacy. You were handed a map for a world that no longer exists—the world of the "Career Ladder." And in its place is the reality of your lives: a chaotic, rocky, unpredictable mountainside you are forced to scramble up, over, and over again.