May I just say it was an absolute privilege to able to watch this conversation. Your Father is warm. honest and a true gentleman and his influence in your own upbringing shines in your children and life.

Your so lucky to still have your father in your life, enjoy it. He's such a wise man.

If we had more fathers like yours, we would be living in a better world. What a lovely, inspirational man.

People need to talk to the people who offend them. You cannot learn without communicating.

Such a great father I can see why Melissa is the person she is he built such a strong foundation. He is so right on guidance "Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them." the rod is speaking of a Sheppard and how they use their staffs to guide the sheep so they go in the right direction, guidance love and protection is a parent job.

Pop passed 54 years ago, when I was still young. I envy your ability, as an adult, to have this conversation. Yet, take joy that you can have it, all at the same time. Your's is the first Podcast I've made it all the way through in one sitting. Thank you both for keeping it real. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Blessings 🙏👍😊🤗👏

What a WONDERFUL Father/Daughter conversation!! He is a very wise man.

I was one of those 20 someone's who dug in hard on my life. I lost 8 friends in my high school years to accidents, drug overdoses, suicide, and carbon monoxide poisoning and those events made me take life very seriously. I started working part-time in my family business at age 13. I finished high school and started college at age 17 graduating with an associate degree at 18. I worked various jobs until age 22 when i joined the company where I would develop my 40+ year career. I think i understood young that my purpose in life was in all things to give God credit. Life really does go by quickly.

Your father is a wise gentleman. My father brutally crushed his kid's spirits; just as his father did to him. When I came to Jehovah God at the age of 24, my spirit was renewed and reinvigorated. Jehovah God is the great refresher and healer. Your dad raised his kids as I raised my daughter. My daughter is early 40's now, is joyous, a Spirit-filled child of Jehovah God, happily married, mother of two children and a very successful lawyer. She greatly enjoys her life and gets joy out of many things. Her children are wonderfully joyous. Jehovah God wants His children to enjoy their time on the earth that He created for us. Life is so precious and enjoyable when we follow Jehovah God's commandments. as best we can. - One of the King's kids

Excellent podcast with two brilliant minds and warm loving hearts. Blessings and Shalom Shalom to both of you. ❤❤❤❤❤

This looks interesting when you find out parents knew a lot when you think they didn't-Melissa-you are grounded :)

Talking about driving, when my kids and granddaughter were learning to drive, I repeated frequently that drive like everyone else is crazy and don't know how to drive.

Melissa dad's seems to be an individual who is well read and rather intelligent and his memory is pretty sharp for a man of 74 years young. Good that you could have an open conversation with your dad before he departs this life.

Boys will not tell you how they feel just face to face but if you go do something they like they talk your leg off. With my oldest son it was shooting hoops and with my youngest it was video games. They are older now and still talking to me about everything.

Love this 😍, we should all record memories with our parents while we have them with us ❤

You mentioned wanting your dtr. to be happy yet wanting her to use here God given talents. We witnessed our child struggle with what they thought was our expectations of their future. Depression took them over without us realizing it! Years into college, they let us know that they did not feel they could meet our expectations. It was heart wrenching to us that they felt they would be disappointing us if they followed their hearts instead of what they thought we expected. It was a tearful evening for all of us, and a relief for them!

An awesome exchange with your Dad... Thanks for sharing!! 👍🐺🧙‍♂️🦊🤙

Wow, I can see where you get your reflective insight and excellent communication skills have come from! Melissa this was fantastic podcast!

Melissa, you really need to get your dad set up at his home and all three of you do split screen podcasts with him more often as a guest. He would love it and so would your listeners. He has such a soothing voice and seems so knowledgeable on many topics, has great advice and seems such a sweetheart. I can see why you had such a great childhood and are a great parent. You learned from a man most would be proud to have had a father like your dad. My husband and I enjoy your videos and now your podcasts. Keep up the good work! ❤❤❤

What a great dad you have! Such a wonderful perspective he has on rearing his children. You are very lucky to still have him in your life!

You have a wise father. In many ways, he sounds like my husband and I. We always told our two children why we said "NO",this would drive my family crazy. But we thought we needed to show our children that "NO" wasn't because we just wanted to say NO but that there were reasons,whether it was a safety issue or wasn't age appropriate. We allowed them to have a voice, share their feelings, or ask questions. Our daughter was an old soul. At the age of five, she could have an adult conversation that left the adults shaking their heads. My hubby is always telling our grandkids about their high school friends won't always be their friends. It's just a season in life. Very refreshing to see you two chat!

WOW! What an amazing Podcast. I absolutely enjoyed listening to you and your Dad talk. What a wonderful Man. He is so soft spoken and wise. Please have him back. Thank you, Melissa, for sharing his insights and wisdom. ❤❤

I have fallen in love with your dad. I could sit and listen to him for hours. Love ❤️

THIS IS THE BEST PODCAST I’VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME❗️Your very lucky to have him as a father ❗️

Next year I turn 80 and I love your DAD and he raised a great family, I also love the podcasts I watched from day one. Keep up the good work. God's Speed Biz.

Really does show that there is good father’s in this world you are truly blessed.

I'm loving this, I hope you & Jeremy have all your parents and siblings on the podcast, hearing stories from your past and lessons you were taught is so interesting, I've smiled so much during this podcast and being a grandmother trying to raise 6 grandchildren on my own , your Dad is really making me think about things in a different way.

LOL..... I had to laugh when your dad was talking about the ear buds and how he wears them to bed listening to podcasts all night....hahaha. I do the same thing. It helps me sleep. Sometimes I miss a lot of the podcasts and sometimes even rewind.

Melissa, I so enjoyed this podcast with your Dad! Please do have your Mom on as a guest also!

Melissa, you are so blessed to still have a wonderful Father to have these talks with. May you both be blessed with many, many more. Enjoyed watching and listening.

Commenting from my husband’s account… I ❤ this! It makes me nostalgic and so wishing my daddy was still here so I could do the same thing. Awesome conversation!!

your dad has a calming presence and your so lucky to still have him and he is like a history for your children to learn from.

Motherhood is extraordinary

My dad was wonderful, but to everyone else not us. He thought we already knew. he was 96 me 65 before we had an adult conversation. he died months later. love him so much, you are so lucky to be able to talk with your family.

You Dad is awesome, and he raised his little girls right! I lost my father 23 years ago. It was a blessing to listen to you both. ❤

Took two days for me to listen, because life (I homeschool too), but I kept this open because I knew it would be a good one. Your dad reminds me so much of a college professor that I had. The end was probably my favorite part and brought on so many emotions. Things are incredibly tough right now and there are so many people who just don't want to listen. They don't want to look, they don't want to listen, they just want to hold on to what they think is truth, when sadly, it's not. Keep doing what you're doing and thanks to your Dad for his wise words. I needed that today.

You and Jeremy always have a great podcast. I look forward to this each week!

I love this! Your Dad is so easy to listen to. As far as Neveah having so many talents. Think of how she will use her talents to instill those into her children. And THAT is extraordinary. She has looked at your talents and has reaped the benefits of those talents that she wants to repeat that in her own life. That makes you extraordinary too. ❤️

I love your dads calmness and wisdom. Take every moment and receive his advice. Give him the chance to install his wisdom to your chillaren. ❤

The concept of encouraging a child to be happy, is so important. I remember my child questioning why I never stressed at report card time like many in his class. I said, "It is important to make good grades, but it is more important to me, that you are good people." I cherish the fact that this was our focus. My children are happy adults today AND they are good people in their community!

Love this interaction, wish l had this with my parents.

You are so right- the way people think to raise kids is ridiculous- children need to be helped and taught. Now days they can’t study or think because parents can be so irresponsible. What a great father!!!

What a blessing to be able to have such great conversation with your dad! After raising 3 boys, you realize that boys go through an emotional time during puberty as well. What made a huge difference in our family was to find out each one's "love language "

Absolutely loved the conversation with your dad! My dad is gone, but it brought back so many memories. Love your family!❤

I love how your Dad viewed child rearing. What a smart man.

Your father is so facinating. Good interview.

What I love best about watching your channel is that you & Jeremy keep the dialog so real.. totally unpretentious. Keep the vids coming..have enjoyed sharing your journey.

I wish I had a father like yours growing up; at 10, my father walked out on his family of eight kids and a wife who didn't work. Wonderful talk. I loved it.

Something I've heard, which kinda had quite an impact on me, is that once they hit 18/19, it becomes a spectator sport! I've found that to be pretty true, and if you've raised them with the right morals and values, you can pretty much let them fly! Doesn't mean you won't feel like your heart isn't walking around outside of your body for the rest of your life!

I love your dad! He's cool and smart. Happy birthday to all 3 of you and hope you all enjoy the family time. See you all Saturday!

LOVE THESE LIVE POD CAST --TRUE FEELINGS 🥰🥰

I use to talk with my dad like this. Miss him now, he lived to be 89. So enjoyable seeing you share with yours.

God bless you and your dad, I always wanted my parents love and you struck gold with your dad.

It's funny how I see you like my kids. They thought they were getting away with something, but they didn't realize that I did a lot more than they did. I knew what they did. Now that they are grown, they are amazed that we knew what they did. Especially my daughter who is 25 now.

My father had nothing but hate for me, he hit me, he disciplined me, he threw me into a bedpost, I fractured a rip and I cried in pain many nights alone, he was French and because I was not able to say „je“ in a propper Parisian way, he threw books at my head! He threw me down the stairs if I could not stand straight. He was a monster, but a well known Chemist. He had two faces, but everybody believed he was just fabulous and so clever! So who would have believed me ever! My childhood was a nightmare! A conversation like yours with your dad would have been unimaginable to me. You are so very lucky!!

Your fortunate to have parents. That parents sit and talk to you, as another Person with sincere Honesty.

This is an AmAziNg dynamic to see. Thank you! God bless you and yours from South Africa.

Your father is a God send. This was inspirational to watch. Not much younger than him with three daughters and an oldest son. Y’all are right you raise each differently. I look back and made lots of mistakes but if you ask them they will say different. Your father seems to not have those regrets which speaks volumes to how well you yourself come across. Even your extended family is wonderful to listen too. Great guest and so glad he agreed!

My mother in law said" you can't put a old head on young shoulders. And it makes since. ❤ seeing you and your dad talking and getting along, you are lucky to have your dad. ❤

I wonder if being a Mother is not the most extraordinary passion a girl can have. Moms are the ones who mold and shape their children. Really what is so extraordinary about being a singer or actress, anyone can do that but being an extraordinary Mom is a very rare gift.

I would have loved your dad when I was young. I always enjoyed talking with adults when I was a child. I’m sure I would have also tried to say something controversial just to provoke a long discussion, lol. Great podcast today!

Love the conversation between you and your dad❤❤❤👏🏽👏🏽💪🏾💪🏾👍👍🏠🏡

It's so true the most important thing a parent can teach a child is how to make good decisions for themselves. SO many today just can't decide on anything and it's maddening.

I totally enjoy listening in on your talk with your dad.. how blessed you are to have him for a dad. Explains why you are who you are.❤

Loved listening 💕

Your dad is so dang cute. what a awesome dad, I grew up with out my dad ,so I think you're so fortunate .💜

What a fun vlog! You were lucky to have a father who cared and believed in you as you grew up. I wish mine was like that. He was a salesman for a major chemical company and was on the road for days/weeks on end. His work ethic, I suppose, rubbed off on me as I had a successful career with the same company for 39 years and am now happily retired.

I watched this and remembered my conversations with my Dad. He passed 2 years ago and your Dad reminded me of my Dad. You’re so blessed to have this recorded. I would love to hear from you and your Dad again. This one is one of my favorites. Stay Blessed.❤️⚓️❤️

Your so lucky that your dad was so involved in your childhood!

Such a wise man!! Sure wish I could have had his wisdom when raising my sons.

Im 72 and I absolutely love watching you with your dad, i raised 4 children and so relate. I also live in Idaho. ❤

Melissa...Your Father is such a Beautiful human being!!! I wish I had a dad like you do!!! I think I could sit and talk to your dad for hours and hours!!!!!!

Please, Please have your Dad on the show again in the future. He is my kind of person. What an interesting man with interesting ideas and thoughts. I absolutely enjoyed this. It's my second fav episode next to the first one. I love your Dad. :)

Melissa you were so very very blessed to have this man as your father. I believe, with my whole heart, that your Father needs to do a TED Talk Master Class on his parenting style.

So awesome you had THAT Dad when you were growing up. He is amazing! He needs to come back on often. I could listen to him a ton. Very smart, very wise. Yes....I hope we can all be friends again one day. Sooner than later. I hope all the birthday peeps had an amazing celebration!

Look at all your gifts and extraordinary abilities. Write them down....then look at all you've given and look how you bless your kids with your gifts.

Melissa you are very fortunate to have a father that you have. Loved him saying you correct your children not punish them,what a wise father.

your dad has a nice (podcast) voice ....

Fantastic job on the podcast Melissa , and you guest was a wow factor too. What a childhood you and your sister must have had and how you took that forward to what you both are doing today has to be gratifing to your parents, especially your father. Thank you both so much got sharing with us. Fred.

GSL podcast I really enjoyed this podcast. I like the relationship you and your father.I like the way your father taught you and your sister about business. The podcast was excellent. God bless your family.

Love your dad's sense of humor.

Jeremy - Watching the news on Maui fires - I pray for everyone there and hope your family are safe.

I lost my dad when i was 18. After 22years, i still miss him every day❤😢

That has to be the best Podcast I’ve listened to so enlightening. So much material to digest. Thank you young lady it means a lot you are doing so well. You’ve brought a ray of sunshine and hope to a 76 year old who hasn’t much hope left in her heart. You’re on the right track congratulations. 🥰🤗

What great dad u have. He puts my parenting skillls to shame for sure. Thanks for sharing him with us! Please don't let him b a stranger to your podcast!

OMG 😊I'm only a couple minutes into this and happy at what I'm hearing. You reminded me of an Incredibly good childhood memory. We spent a very large amount of time on KY Lake, Sled Creek to be exact, where friends lived on the lake. Every now and then just after dark, Mitch the man with the boat would load us kids into the boat to go "Steel the Watermelon" which actually meant, taking the boat around the bay and sneak on to other people's dock to jump off their diving boards and slide down their slides, than onto the next dock. So much fun, Such a Great memory. Thanks for that and the talk with you sweet dad.

I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters when you discussed the different ways your sister viewed your father and mother. How true it is. Of all my siblings only my oldest brother and I knew the same mother and father. The others seemed to have know much different people

I agree with your father, I really disliked hearing, “because I said so”. I made the decision to never say that to my children because it’s not a valid answer as to why you shouldn’t or weren’t allowed to do the things that your friends were doing. I always told my girls, it’s because as your mother I care what you do and want to keep you safe so when you are older and can make those decisions on your own, go for it,, but not while you’re in my care.

I absolutely loved this podcast. This the first time seeing your dad! I am so blessed to still have mine as well. My sons (now 40 & 37) would always use the "so and so parents are letting them" and I would say "well so and so is not my child". your relationship with your dad is so much like mine and my dads. Thank you so much for sharing precious dad with us!!!

I love how you were brought up. You were actually parented. Just like how you are parenting your kids. Parenting seems to be archaic now. Parents are not at all involved with their kids, they would rather just give them iphones. They leave the teaching the kids to someone else.

You are incredibly blessed, to have a father, and parents like that. My upbringing was so different. My parents took no interest in me, talking to me, like your father, or helping with school work. There just was not the wonderful connection that you have. Your Father is a wonderful wise man. Congratulate him for me Please.

That was fun!! You have a very special Dad... He really cares!

Very interesting dialogue...I am 76, I kinda relate to your dad.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful connection. I feel your love & support for each other. 💕💕💕

Beautiful! Thank you both!❤

I met your Mom & Dad in Osoyoos. Your Dad started talking to me and very proud of your accomplishments on KZfaq. A very nice and comfortable man to talk to🙏as your Mom kept walking their dog.

What touched my ❤ the most was your gratitude toward your father. Mine is gone. So, tell your father's how grateful your are toward ALL THE KNOWLEDGE THEY GAVE.

So wonderful to see you and your father in great conversations. I lost both my parents in my 40s. My Dad was a hard working man of few words, raising 3 daughters before a son, but when he had something to say, it was usually some kind of life lesson. Mom was the nurturing kind, as mothers are, but worked hard in a factory after my brother was born. I truly wish I could have had more adult conversations with them. You are fortunate to still have your parents to talk to. Something they did instill in us was the importance of faith, family, hard work along with doing fun stuff, keeping that balance. I think as parents we have the role of being what you want your children to become, plus encouraging them to be more than us. The world is changing so fast, sometimes I think we need to pause and ask if it's really for the better, or are somethings better just the way they are.

Only 5 mins into listening and it is soooo entertaining! I can see how Melissa has become the intelligent, confident sensitive woman that she is and has met her soul mate in Jeremy! AND her father is adorable! Loving the Podcast!!😊

I love your Dad and he is so intelligent. Enjoyed this so much. You are a lucky woman to have such a loving Dad.