Morgan is one of my favorite guests because he’s candid. Could be because he’s had lots of practice confessing his sins, which he does in this episode too—the sins he’s been absolved of at least. I’ll extract the rest when I see him for Part 2 in Prague later this summer.
We discuss life after divorce and his journey back to faith. He opens up about the emotional toll of being a stepdad, the breakdown of his marriage, and adjusting to playing “both roles” as a single-parent.
He shares how he wakes up at 3:40am for work, tried to raise another man’s kid, and how a step-kid should know when the “King of the Castle” has closed the kitchen for the night. I mean what kind of kid would make a grilled cheese at 2am? Morgan knows.
If last week’s guest heard this episode, she’d say, “It’s hilarious I think.”
Other topics discussed:
- Divorce
- Challenges of step-parenting (parenting authority & household dynamics)
- Catholicism & Confession
- Emotional impact of divorce on fatherhood & child-rearing
- Struggles with dating post-divorce
- Takeaways from the Man Overseas retreat experience
- Submission in women & gender roles in parenting
- Decline of traditional family structures
- Modern masculinity & feminization of men
- Dating single mothers vs child-free women
- Dating Asian women & cultural expectations in relationships
- The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
- Donald Trump
- Immigration policies & American political climate
- TikTok
Questions asked:
- Was divorce hard on you?
- Did you have reservations before getting married?
- Can you give me an example of a moment when you felt undermined as a step-parent?
- Are you a religious man?
- Have you ever gone to confession?
- Are you dating again?
- Has this retreat helped you at all?
- What is it about Asian women that’s appealing to some guys?
- Do you think it’s a problem that women today aren’t more submissive?
- What do you make of men today—are they more feminine than they used to be?
- If you met the perfect submissive Japanese woman tomorrow, but she had a 12-year-old who was kind of a pain, would you still date her?
- What’s the premise of The Mountain Is You?
- In what ways are you holding yourself back?
- What do you think about giving due process to millions of undocumented immigrants who were flown in?
- Do you think the backlash against Trump ties into what you were saying earlier about the lack of father figures & feminization of men?
- Do you think TikTok has something to do with all of this (transgenderism)—possibly even Chinese influence?
Fun questions:
- If you could create a new holiday that celebrates a unique aspect of human nature, what would it be?
- If you could switch lives with anyone for one day—let’s say Monday when you get back—who would it be, and would you have sex with his wife that night?
- Is there a book that’s most impacted your life?
- What’s the most valuable piece of advice you’ve ever received?
- If Donald Trump invited you to the Oval Office and asked for your best advice, what would you tell him?
- What’s the best quality a girlfriend or wife could have?
Books mentioned:
- The Holy Bible
- The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
- The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
Connect with Morgan:
- Email: mptrox@gmail.com
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