A Father, Husband, Educator, YouTuber, Facebooker and Choose Yourselfer. A bit of all of that and more. The most grateful guy you will meet today.
My dear son,
What is empathy and why is it important?
When you were very little, about 3 or 4 years old. You watched an episode of Dora the Explorer where she was going to get in trouble for doing…
Dear son,
I was wrong. Parents do not know everything. We sometimes have traditional beliefs and ‘old wives tale’ that may be wrong. I will try harder to keep an open mind.
Your gong-gong and por-por (grandpa and grandma) are winning, they really are. If you could litterally win in life for the long run, they are like the Michael Phelps in the pool of life!
Dear Sweetheart,
I love you.
I am sorry for losing my temper this morning. I try hard not to, but sometimes my frustration at your behavior takes over. I am sorry I had…
Your gong-gong (grandfather) brought us to Vancouver in 1980. I was 7 years old, shy and wanted to fit in.
One summer afternoon some kids came to our door and asked if we would like to buy some lemonade. I guess my older…
I have a sad truth to share.
I am no longer my son’s hero.
He use to ask me, “Dada can you jump higher than that building?” He is 13 now and knows better. I cannot run faster than that car anymore than I can lift that giant boulder at the beach. I am no longer the tallest, strongest man. And I don’t…