They told me at different moments how awful I am and expressed their displeasure with my response that a father who never gets yelled at by his children isn’t a real father. I didn’t tell them it is far too simplistic a response to satisfy me or that there are a dozen ways I can… Continue reading The Conversations We’d Like To Have
Month: September 2017
Sometimes We Dance Alone
Next month marks the 10th anniversary of a business trip I took to Texas. I remember hearing bells go off inside my head and recognized something big had changed but I hadn’t yet awoken and didn’t realize life would never be the same. When the anniversary comes next month chances are I’ll dance alone and… Continue reading Sometimes We Dance Alone
Her Rules For Using Facebook
She had no issue with anyone in the line at Starbucks listen to her telephone call about her rules for using Facebook. Though none of us knew who she was speaking with on the other line of that call I am certain I wasn’t the only person to think it was a girlfriend. Nor was… Continue reading Her Rules For Using Facebook
What You Were Born To Do
One of the best parts of being a father took place in the moments when my son first learned how to read during our adventures to public restrooms. The request would come at any time and any place and be phrased something like “Dad I need to go sit.” Sometimes we’d end up in places… Continue reading What You Were Born To Do
