Average 50+ white guy of mostly southern Italian heritage with a healthy dash of West African & Iranian. Husband, father, friend, community member. Smart enough to appreciate life, Wise enough to question it, Dumb enough to seek answers.
His oppositional attitude is getting the best of him…
and me. I think I have some growing to do. 10.28.22 A quick daily take and observation of Nate and his ability to be the most argumentative child. It’s a Friday, a beautiful Friday. Typical fall in The Black Hills of South Dakota. Nate wanted to have a new friend over. This is the first…
Being a father with a fearful child
Feeling lost and helpless in a world of so many answers about fear, what it’s like… to me. What do I mean by saying feeling lost and helpless? Most of that is on me, as a father and as a man in general. Like many guys of my age, my idea of support is fixing.…