Kuunari

This list is inspired by and for all the Rad Dads out there trying to raise anti-racist, anti-toxic masculinity kids as well as to focus on their own growth. Hope you enjoy.

1. What is a goal you have for this summer?
2. How do you stay physically healthy?
3. What makes you happy?
4. When you are sad, what is your go to?
5. What’s the last thing that caused you to be angry?
6. What was a typical summer day like for you?
7. What is a typical summer day for your kid(s)?
8. How are they the same? How are they different?
9. What are words you would never use now that you used as a kid?
10. Who is your neighbor? What are they like?
11. How big of a range were you allowed to explore as a kid?
12. How big of a range is your kid(s) allowed to explore?
13. Why is it different?
14. When was the last time you walked in nature? What was it like?
15. What is an opinion on masculinity that bothers you? Why?
16. What is something your kid has as a kid that you wish you had as a kid? Why?
17. What is something your kid has that you wish they didn’t? Why?
18. When was the last time you were able to do something for yourself? What was it?
19. If you could give this summer a title (like a movie or a book title) what would it be? Why?
20. What was the last thing that someone did for you that was nice? What was it and why was it nice?
21. How are you? Like really. How are you?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What’s the same? What’s different?
23. How does race impact you and your kids?
24. What was a tv show you loved as a kid? Why?
25. What is a tv show you love now? Why?
26. What is one thing about your body you really like? Why?
27. What is one thing about your body you would like to change? Why?
28. What do your kids do for fun?
29. What do your kids hate to do?
30. What is one thing about the modern world you think is going well?
31. What is one thing about the modern world you would change?
32. What is one thing about your life that is going well?
33. What is one thing about your life that you would change?
34. What is something about you that you think your kids like about you?
35. What is one thing that your kids would like to change about you?
36. How are you? Like really. How are you?
37. Who is someone you can’t talk to anymore you wish you could talk to? What would you say?
38. Who is the last person you had a deep conversation with? What was it about?
39. What was your favorite sport as a kid?
40. What is your favorite sport now?
41. What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?
42. What is your least favorite thing to do in the summer?
43. Who needs to hear that you love them?
44. Who do you need to hear from that they love you?
45. How are your kids doing? Like really. How are they?
46. If you could go anywhere in your local state/province/region this summer, where would you go?
47. If you could go anywhere in your country, where would you go?
48. If you could go anywhere in the world this summer, where would you go?
49. Do your kids get an allowance? What do they have to do to earn it?
50. What is your space to chill like? Do you have one? If not, why not?
51. What do you do to get energized?
52. How are you doing on your summer goal?
53. What is a movie that you loved as a kid? Why?
54. What is a movie you love now? Why
55. What makes a restaurant good for you? Why?
56. What was the last explicitly ethical choice you made? Why?
57. What was the last book you read?
58. What do you like about where you live?
59. What don’t you like about where you live? What would you change?
60. Do you look up to your dad? Why or why not?
61. Is there another man/dad you look up?
62. Would you want your life to be a reality tv show?
63. What is something that is gone from your life that you miss? Like a location, store, restaurant, etc.?
64. Describe a typical work day.
65. Do you like your job? Why or why not?
66. Are you making a difference in the world with your job?
67. Describe a typical weekend day.
68. Describe the most recent article you read, video you watched, or podcast you listened to. What did you learn from it?
69. Do you get to see your children enough? Why or why not?
70. Do you get enough time to yourself? Why or why not?
71. Are you getting enough sleep? Why or why not?
72. What are your strengths as a man?
73. What are your weaknesses?
74. Do you ever use your manhood to advocate for the less marginalized?
75. What would be your perfect day?
76. What do your kids do that annoys you?
77. Who is a famous person you would like to meet?
78. How do you let your kids know they are loved?
79. Are you enough?
80. What is a band or musician you loved in your youth? What did you love about them?
81. What is a band or musician you love now? What do you love about them?
82. What is a book that influenced you as a kid?
83. If you met 15 year old you, would he be happy with your choices? Why or why not?
84. Where do you hope to retire to?
85. What do you hope to do this fall?
86. How are you doing? No really, how are you?
87. If you could move anywhere, where would it be?
88. How was your kids’ summer?
89. How was your summer?
90. Did you meet your goal? Why or why not?