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Simon Lizotte Gives Uli Advice On Being A Dad
Simon Lizotte shares his candid thoughts on balancing fatherhood with his demanding music tour schedule. The German musician opens up about how being a new dad has made it harder to be away from home, particularly with his pregnant wife and two-year-old son Uli. He discusses the challenges of navigating language barriers due to his wife's Puerto Rican heritage, which presents an interesting cultural dynamic for their young child. With honest candor, Simon shares his concerns about not being able to fully connect with Uli when he's on tour, including the emotional toll of watching his son cry at the door as he departs. This heart-to-heart conversation provides insight into the realities of fatherhood and the sacrifices that come with pursuing a career in music.
Watch pros Simon Lizotte & Uli share dad-life balance tips from competing at the highest level in disc golf.
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Simon let's jump into it I've got some questions to ask you first one being like how how has you know season two I guess being on tour now with being a father how has it gotten easier is it harder to get away from home now I think it's getting harder especially with a pregnant wife you just want to like be home and support and help as much as you can um because dealing with a toddler not being pregnant is hard enough but I think being uh 30 35 pounds heavier than you used to and having all these hormonal changes like it is not I don't know it's just not easy and also he's getting more and more aware of when I'm leaving and what it means when I pack my bags and it's always just kind of heartbreaking to like just watch him watch him at the door when he's crying when I'm going and you're just like oh it's so it's such a bummer like and every time I just leave the house now like he doesn't really understand how long I'm gone for because he doesn't speak English yet very well he's only two years old but yeah every time I leave it's just a heartbreak for him because he doesn't know if I'm going to come back in an hour or in two weeks like it's just yeah it's not easy and it's definitely getting harder the more aware he gets of what's going on are you teaching him German as well uh I'm I'm kind of struggling with that because the problem we have is that my wife is Puerto Rican so she's fluent in Spanish and English I am German so I'm fluent in German and English and I don't speak Spanish and my wife doesn't speak German so if she teaches my son Spanish then I don't understand when she speak Spanish to him or he tries speaking Spanish to me and if I teach him German then she doesn't understand what he's trying to say and I don't know if that's an ideal situation for parenting that's already pretty difficult especially with one parent traveling so much um so I'm not doing as good as a job as I was dreaming of when I thought about this whole process and it's really not easy it takes a lot...
