How to Be Real With Your Kids

Published: March 27, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'Penn Badgley has made a career out of playing deeply troubled characters. From his role as Joe Goldberg on the Netflix series \\u201cYou\\u201d to Dan Humphrey on \\u201cGossip Girl,\\u201d Badgley has shown many times over how obsession and delusion can destroy love.\\n\\nIn his personal life, though, Badgley says he\\u2019s not doing too much brooding. He\\u2019s a father and a stepfather, and he opens up about the importance of being vulnerable with his kids. Badgley reads \\u201cWatching Them Watching Me\\u201d by Dean E. Murphy, an essay about a father who can no longer hide his emotions from his sons after they all experience a devastating loss.'