What if, all along, it was our expectations?
I’ve found that nearly every time something happens in my life that could be seen as less-than-ideal, it’s due to misaligned...
My relationship with my daughter changed
Within the last year or so, the relationship I have with my 10-year-old daughter has changed. No major events took place to enact the...
The art of confrontation
I had an interesting discussion with my daughter this week. Long story short, she was uncomfortable with the way one of the girls on her...
Trash Day
This essay has been a long time coming. Ten years to be exact. That many years ago, I started driving my oldest daughter to...
What happens when your child inspires you?
The goal for any father should be to inspire his children. On his death bed — and hopefully sometime before that, too — he yearns to...
What happens when a family who wasn’t expecting to be expecting is suddenly expecting?
Truthfully, the reason I thought I didn’t want another child was because I didn’t feel I had enough love to go around. It’s not that...
Saying goodbye and thank you to my grandfather
My paternal grandfather died in 2018. He lived a good life. It’s funny, when people pass away, everyone mourns in their own way. His...
I had a vasectomy
I had a vasectomy. It happened but two days ago. One of the reasons I co-founded this project was to get real with Dads out there. Upon...