So you want to know how my night was? Cue warm fuzzy music Fade in from black to reveal a warm sunny day and a field of flowers… I didn’t cry or anything like that, but Ella was very cute … Continue reading →...
“I want to show you something,” I said. “It’s not a kid thing.” The boys were in their pajamas and whatever they were watching was full of smiles and hugs and had been sanitized for their protection. I turned on CNN and started a conversation that I had long avoided. ...
It’s Fatherhood Fail Friday! This week we look at Dads that take their kids sporting events too seriously. No one wants to see their kid get hurt on the field, but there is a right way to handle things and then there is the way these Dads handled...
There was the Sound and there was the Fury and they were wrapped one around the other like moss on stone aching to roll. The Sound was made from crying, not the gentle whisper of a tear down a cheek or the small drip of said tear bouncing softly from ...
The headache had always been there. It was sometimes dull and heavy, a brow filled with rock. It was sometimes quick and sharp, the darting stab of wild claws trying to dig a way out. It was only noticeable when it was gone. I haven’t noticed it lately. Stress winds through the ...
The food court was alive. Tables were double-booked. It was a sea of trays and Gap bags. There was a TV on without sound and music in the background that lacked any sort of soul. I was a boy having lunch with his mother. I was twelve. Give or take. One man ...
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Before I publicly announced on my website that I had attempted suicide at the age of ten, very few people had any idea. Of the people who I told, some met my admission with disbelief, a couple with anger and skepticism and there were one or two who refused to hear ...