Hoi and Kham,
I finished listening to Episode 28. You are each tremendous in your own right, and I think you are both doing an excellent job of bringing out the best (pre-existing) insights from others on the podcast.
I highly recommend that our readers and members listen to the Clues Chronicle. Push past whatever resistance you may have (if any), and I’m confident you’ll consider (as I have) that it’s an active form of “Engineering Health” in your own life to deliberately consume such a rare and intelligent form of media. 
This episode was terrific, and I think it may serve as a springboard to more episode(s) that could flesh out that conversation. Lenon Honor brought a fresh, inspirational, and liberating manner of discussing otherwise sensitive issues to the Clues Chronicle. I must express my gratitude to him for that.
Lenon really inspired (and affirmed) me to keep up the work I’m already doing with respect to raising my children and nurturing my family. It’s an ongoing responsibility and truly the passion of my life right now.
On a somewhat personal note, I’ll say that (upon reflection while listening to this episode) I am incredibly grateful that even during my younger parenting years (like 10 years ago), I somehow had the insight to decline EVERY “opportunity” to be on boards, committees, etc. I used to get asked on nearly a weekly basis, and I kindly declined them all.
In the somewhat rare instances where I would provide an explanation, I would say something like, “thank you for asking, but the window of opportunity to actively raise my family is relatively narrow, and I won’t miss that for anything.” That’s probably the best decision I made early in my career.
I give an enormous amount of credit to my Father-In-Law for his much appreciated words of wisdom to me over the years on that topic. He was (and is) an absolutely amazing father to my wife, and a priceless grandfather to my children. I’ll be eternally grateful to him for that.
I’ve seen way too many instances of parents deceiving themselves into thinking they can somehow pass this off on someone else for a while, and then they will (somehow?) have more time for them later. But sadly, later comes too late, if at all. And by then their chances of having a strong, life-long bond with their children is significantly diminished.
I think the overall discussion of healthy conversation should include a specific episode that addresses this oft overlooked, yet incredibly important parent/child relational context. That was the most inspirational portion (amongst other important ones) I took from this episode.
Dani and I could very well have an open discussion on CC about how that parenting dynamic (discussed by Lenon Honor) actually works in our home. While that is an extraordinarily healthy and functional relationship, I think it will benefit us even further to set about to articulate it for the audience.
My apologies if I’m putting the cart before the horse here, but, I’m genuinely seeking feedback (with suggested topics of discussion) from our members who would like to hear how she and I relate to and converse with one another. I’ll gladly consider the suggestions, and I’m sure Hoi and/or Kham will facilitate that conversation in a constructive manner for the audience.
Dani and I are quite open with each other, and there is freedom in that. It’s essentially the opposite of the type of relationships in the family I grew up with as a child, where the adults were impossible to relate to. I have absolutely zero interest in perpetuating such an unhealthy and relationally disastrous parent/child relationship. In that regard, I must (oddly enough) thank my own parents for the inspiration to NOT be like them. Humanity deserves better.
Please post any suggestions on this thread, and I’ll have Dani on the show with me again sometime. This is of course subject to the plans, schedules, and prerogatives of Hoi and Kham. I’m grateful for them allowing me to participate in the Clues Chronicle.
I think it’s an important form of a rare and healthy media format that should continue to be developed.
SCS
