‘Yellowstone’ star Kevin Costner, who’s a dad of 7, says he’s ‘like any other parent trying to figure it out’
Huge.
I’m not going to say who or what “gives” me energy, but it doesn’t come in a pill. It comes from a good job, a nice home, a regular paycheck, and a wonderful family. Most of the times, I’m okay with that! I do what’s necessary to feed and clothe and keep a roof over my family’s head. Then I make damn sure my wife is doing the same in return.
However, sometimes my drive to be good at my job makes me think I’m good at my job. I become arrogant. I become arrogant enough to think that I’m above the needs of my family. When they complain, I lose my cool. I lose my cool enough to yell at them! Then I do it again when they do complain. I do it again when they complain about me. Before long, I lose count of the number of times I’ve lost my cool. What was the point in all the yelling? Did I even care?
So, I’ve been told since I was a kid that I got lucky in my career. That maybe I should be grateful I’ve been able to make it through my life without getting fired. I’m always taught to be thankful, but I never learned the lessons that led me to where I am now. That lesson, apparently, is “Stop trying to be everybody’s favorite and instead be yourself.”
I know this means different things to different people. Even for me, there’s a time and place for me to be a show-off and a time and place for me to be a real person. That’s why I don’t have a TV in my house. I have the remote, and that’s enough. I don’t need
