• Many are debating the 2025 song of the summer. If you ask parents, they know there is no contest. • "Golden" from the soundtrack of Netflix's runaway hit "KPop Demon Hunters," is a family favorite. • As a parent who has heard it on repeat this summer, I can assure you it's a banger.

I'm 42 years old. I have two kids, age 4 and 7. I maintain a busy career as a freelance writer, have a side hustle teaching at a pair of prestigious universities, and have my hands full trying to be a good father and husband. I also do my best to maintain some semblance of physical shape, all while trying to squeeze in a bit of what makes me happy when and where I can.

So, if it weren't for all of the recent discourse surrounding this summer's lack of an unofficial anthem (or why a morose, operatic ho-h

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