@theparentalbrief: What's the main ingredient to being a good father? Matthew McConaughey's answer is one word long: time. Being there. You don't become a dad the moment a baby is made, he says — you become "the papa" over time, in the showing up. And part of the job is resisting the urge to cushion every fall: let them climb out on the limbs they can handle, let them fall, let them get a little bruised. Clear every limb for them, and they never learn the height. Save this for the days you're tempted to hover. : @Jay Shetty Follow @theparentalbrief for one sharp parenting brief a day. #fatherhood #dads #girldad #matthewmcconaughey #parenting