When Kids Don’t Get Punched in the Face

Are we raising a generation that can’t take a punch—literally or metaphorically? In this brutally honest four-minute rant, Bruno dives into the parenting paradox: how did our boomer parents mess us up so badly that we became the soft, overprotective ones?

With stories from the frontlines of middle school discipline, awkward co-parenting moments, and one surprisingly strategic cell phone call, this episode questions what happens when kids never face consequences, conflict, or even a rainy walk home.

If you're a parent, educator, overthinker—or just wondering where all the grit went—this one’s for you.

Topics: parenting mistakes, youth resilience, entitlement culture, helicopter parents, adversity, modern masculinity, generational trauma