August 17, 2026

David Rutherford Show: Advice to Dads Sending a Kid to College — By a Navy SEAL Dad

Last week I drove my oldest daughter to a small school up in the Northeast, unloaded five hundred pairs of shoes, broke some furniture putting it together, gave her a quick hug at the airport — and she handed me a letter that wrecked me before I finished the first sentence. This episode is the whole story of that goodbye, and everything I learned about whether eighteen years of lessons actually stick. What you'll hear: — David breaks down the 22 family rules he's drilled into his kids since they were little and reads every one of them — The graduation party he swore he'd never allow (and why he folded) — The memorial tattoo honoring her late father, and the hawk that keeps showing up — How he taught a scared little girl to embrace fear — starting with an elevator — Why every decision you make is an emotional decision, and what that means for your kids — The single best piece of advice he got from another dad   ✅ Sponsors: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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