Buster Benson is Principle Product Manager at Medium, the platform creating a new model for digital publishing. He a published author of the book Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreements, the founder of 750Words, and most importantly the father of two boys. In this episode we discuss:
Joining and leaving companies in pursuit of being a better father
Starting a family while being broke with no insurance
Home birthing
Having a kid who doesn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time
Separation and divorce
How to talk to your kids about divorce
Maintaining an amicable relationship with your ex and connection to your kids
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Where to find Buster Benson
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/buster
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/busterbenson/
- 750 Words: https://750words.com/
- Amazon: Why Are We Yelling?
Where to find Adam Fishman
- Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
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In this episode, we cover
[1:26] Introduction
[2:30] Background
[6:22] Decision to start a family
[7:49] Homebirth
[9:28] Homebirth community
[11:06] About Buster’s kids
[12:47] Why parenting is hard
[14:40] Buster’s earliest fatherhood memories
[17:53] Surprising fatherhood things
[19:45] External pressure
[21:45] Frameworks for parenting
[24:14] ADHD/Diagnosis
[25:13] The story of his separation and divorce
[28:43] Telling the kids about their separation
[31:04] Advice for separation
[34:46] Agreements in parenting
[36:42] Managing complex demands
[39:46] Mistakes in fatherhood
[43:33] Rapid fire round
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Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/
Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/
Starting a family while broke, how to navigate divorce with young kids | Buster Benson (father of 2, PM at Medium, Author, Founder)