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Quick take : Vacation Re-Entry, fatherhood is humility and progress
Quick take : Vacation Re-Entry, Fatherhood is Humility and Progress Being a dad of a neurodivergent child is remembering, fatherhood is humility and progress. We were away from home for over 3 weeks; most in New Orleans with a finish in Panama CIty Beach. Art camp, an unexpected …
Being OK With How You Handle It — Parenting a Neurodivergent Child with ADHD and PDA
Being OK With How You Handle It — Parenting a Neurodivergent Child with ADHD and PDA Anxiety-Sensitive Parenting Strategies I Try and am learning to accept What This Is (and Isn’t): ADHD, PDA/Demand Avoidance, and Emotion Dysregulation My boy, I’ve never thought of him as depressed, or even …
Father Insecurity: The Struggle & Rare Explosion of Anger
As a father, I never expected insecurity with a side of anger to shape so much of my inner life—especially not in the moments my kids are watching. This is the most private part of my father insecurity, and it’s the first time I’m saying any of this out loud …
Durability After 50: How I Train for Endurance in Sport and Life
Durability After 50: How I Train for Endurance in Sport and Life Endurance Training After 50 | Trail Running, Zone 1–2, Aerobic Decoupling, and Aging Well I'm 59, I trail run in the Black Hills, and have stopped chasing speed. This post is about durability and aging — …
La Sportiva Jackal vs Bushido: A review from an aging trail runner
La Sportiva Jackal vs Bushido: A review from an aging trail runner Wider toe box, rock plate, and cushion—without losing trail feel. An alternative to the Bushido. I’m 59. I don’t chase race calendars—aside from one Montana ultra at summer’s end. These days, I love heading out with …
PHN, Postherpetic Neuralgia or a long ride with Shingles?
PHN, Postherpetic Neuralgia or a long ride with Shingles? It’s a little over three weeks since my Rut-and-Shingles post, so about three months since diagnosis and the ongoing pain. Clinically, Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) is nerve pain that keeps going 90 days after the shingles rash starts. I’m not …
PDA and ADHD: Our First Saints Game Experience
PDA and ADHD: Our First Saints Game Experience Inclusion, connection, and what I’m learning I took my son—ADHD, PDA, and an anxious, brilliant brain—to his first Saints game, where joy and overload sit inches apart. Stadiums can be magic, but for kids like him they’re also a sensory …
The Rut & Shingles
I’m back, and I brought shingles along for ride. Let’s go all in and register for the 50K Rut It’s the first Tuesday of January, Rut registration, and I’ve got postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) First Tuesday in January. I’m in the car after dropping my son at school because …