This is not a parenting tips episode.This is an indictment.The average teenager is on screens close to 9 hours a day.Most kids see hardcore porn by 12. Some by 10. A few by 8.They are anxious, overstimulated, sexually confused, and emotionally numb.And no, they did not do this to themselves.Parents did.Parents glued to their own phones.Parents using screens as digital benzos to sedate their kids.Parents handing a glowing rectangle to a child and calling it “bonding” or “quiet time.”In this episode of Old Man Energy, I am not talking about abstract culture.I am talking about you, your house, your habits, and your kids.We go straight at:How “lazy parenting” hides behind busyness, exhaustion, and distractionWhy handing your kid a screen is no different than handing them a sedativeThe porn exposure nobody wants to talk about, and what it does to a developing brainHow you are training your kid to leave you the hell aloneWhy your child trusts strangers on the internet more than they trust youThe exact ways your phone is stealing your authority as a parentWhat happens when your “good kid” is just a quiet kid who gave up on youThis is not comfortable. It is not gentle.It is necessary.You will hear:Why your child is more connected to algorithms than to youHow addiction patterns in kids mirror your own scrolling and gamingWhat disassociation looks like when a whole family sits in one room and mentally disappearsWhy banning all tech is not the answer, and how that approach failed in my own houseHow to start clawing your family back from the digital pit, one decision at a timeIf you feel attacked, good.That means you still care.You are the adult. That means this is your responsibility.This episode is a line in the sand:Stop sedating your kids.Stop outsourcing their identity to strangers.Stand up. Step in. Raise your children on purpose.If this punches you in the gut, share it with someone who needs the wake-up call.👇 Grab the “Be The Father You Needed” shirt before it is retired.It is a reminder of the standard, not the excuse.Official Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/👇 Want the first steps to rebuilding your own standards so you can lead better at home and in your work?Your starting point is Any Idiot With A Hammer.I wrote it so you have no excuse left. Link is in the comments.https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content After you finish with AIWAH, go here:https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRock

When adults go to war, children take the hits.

In this episode of Old Man Energy, Flint Anderson pulls apart the emotional injuries kids carry when parents choose anger, ego, and avoidance over maturity.

This is not a gender war.

It is a war on children, and most adults don’t even realize they’re causing the damage.

Inside this episode, Flint opens up raw stories from his own childhood and from raising seven children in a blended, foster, and adoptive family.

This conversation hits everything so many parents avoid:• Why deadbeat behavior is not gendered•

How emotional abandonment impacts a child instantly•

What “defensive child reflex” really is•

Why kids protect the parent who hurts them•

How keeping a child from the other parent backfires•

The invisible trauma created by adult conflict•

The real cost of weaponizing kids in a breakup•

How to provide emotional safety, stability, and truth•

Why some parents need guardrails and how to set them•

How children rewrite reality to survive their parents•

Why protecting them often turns you into the villain

Flint also shares painful stories he’s never told publicly:

Growing up without a father, the erector set moment, the mother who showed up high, the father who never showed up at visitation, and the abduction of two of their children for eight months.

This episode is blunt, emotional, and necessary.

It will challenge you to examine your own behavior, your wounds, and the way you show up for your children.

If this message pisses you off, it might be about you.

Sit with it, then fix it.

Your kids deserve better than the war you inherited.

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Never before given away.

No strings attached.

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Listen, share, and send it to someone who needs the wake-up call.

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Your kids are not your redemption story. And your grandkids are not your second chance at life.This episode is blunt, emotional, and necessary. Flint dives into the reality of breaking generational cycles... and the ugly truth most parents never admit:we project our fears, failures, and fantasies onto our kids, then punish them when they choose a life that is actually their own.Through raw stories of parenting, grandparenting, blended families, and the pain of alienation, Flint tears into the habits that ruin relationships and teaches the mindset that rebuilds them.This is the episode every parent, adult child, co-parent, step-parent, grandparent, and estranged family member needs to hear.What You’ll Learn• Why memories matter more than perfect schedules• What “breaking generational cycles” actually looks like• Why most parents secretly treat their children as do-over versions of themselves• The emotional cost adult children pay when they chase their dream instead of yours• The difference between guidance and control• How fear disguises itself as anger in fathers• Why two-present-parent structures matter, even after divorce• The truth about weaponizing children and parental alienation• How to support kids even when you disagree with their choices• How to stop losing your identity inside your child’s activities• How to repair relationships with adult children you’ve drifted fromIf this episode hits you anywhere in the heart, take action.Reach out to your kid, your grandkid, or that person you’ve drifted from.

Send them a memory and tell them why you’re proud of who they’re becoming.Ready to stop drifting and start building your best life? Your first steps are in Any Idiot With A Hammer.Download it here: https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content Also check out another of my books for free!https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRockOfficial Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/