WARD RADIO Hook teaches Every Mormon Father All He Needs To Know
Feb 17, 2026
Hayden Holm, commentator and creator who analyzes culture and fatherhood, offers a fresh reading of the film Hook as a fatherhood guide. He frames three duties—fly, fight, crow—and explores transcending suffering, mastering the natural self, and reclaiming leadership with imaginative play. Short, surprising angles on fathers, boys, and moral formation.
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Transcend Suffering Through Purpose
- Fathers must 'fly' by reconnecting to an eternal purpose so they can transcend life's burdens.
- Hayden Holm says this spiritual perspective lets men model resilience for their children.
Bridle The Natural Man
- 'Fight' means to bridle the natural man and integrate or overcome destructive impulses.
- Holm ties this to repentance and growth as necessary for fathers to lead morally.
Absent Father Becomes Their Model
- Hayden describes Peter becoming an absentee, work-obsessed father who unintentionally models piracy.
- This example shows kids imitating an absent father's distracted life by dressing like pirates.