Dadvengers #23 - Alex Winters

Dadvengers Podcast Episode 23 - Alex Winters This week we have the brilliant Alex Winters joining us to talk all about his parenting journey. Alex has been an actor in theatre, Panto and TV, as well as a TV presenter on Cbeebies. He is a dad of three (we won't mention him getting the youngest's age wrong 🤫) and in this episode we delve into his parenting journey! Alex talks to us about having three very different kids, at very different ages - and how he manages parenting them. Alex also delves into being brought up in the Mormon faith, his difficult decision to leave the religion and the effect that had on his entire life. A great episode, with a great Dadvenger - welcome to the community Alex! 2:26 - Alex tells us about his three kids, and how parenting a 15. 13 and 10 year old - or is his youngest really 9?! 4:52 - We delve into Alex's childhood and growing up in Cardiff in he home his mum still lives in- "Because it's the same house... I feel like a child again - it's very weird!" 8:14 - "Does it make it difficult as a child, absolutely... I was embarrassed. It did seem difficult" - Alex tells us about the impact of growing up Mormon. 12:08 - "I just had to supress it and suck it down" - Why Alex didn't rebel against the religion as a teenager. 14:00 - Alex's relationships with his parents growing up. "I wish with my dad there had been more involvement - my dad never came [to a football match], not once." 17:23 - "I don't want to criticise my dad, but I wish he'd been more present.". Alex on how he regrets he didn't have more involvement from his dad. 21:12 - “Whatever they do I just want to make sure that at all times I am part of those things” - Alex tells us about how he has gone the other way with his kids and gets involved. 25:55 - "Then my dad says do you recognise my son"!- Alex shares the funny ways his parents did show their pride in him" 31:02 – Alex shares the things he works on as a parent every. 37:36 - Alex opens up about his choice to leave the Mormon faith in his late 30's. The reasons for wanting to leave, and the conversation with his wife about it. "One of my fears was am I going to lose my family over this". 47:06 - We chat about the impact of leaving Mormonism has had on Alex's parenting. And how his children have coped with leaving the religion. 52:35 - Alex's dad superpower.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.