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Butterfly: A Siblings' Story

Butterfly: A Siblings' Story

Butterfly is a dystopian novel of hope, a story of love and beauty in a world gone awry.

2023

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The Creeping Vine of Aging

Too early is much better than too late

5 min readApr 15, 2024

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The Creeping Vine of Aging

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Reframing the Mental Health Crisis

Unless we change how we raise our kids, little is going to help

6 min readNov 15, 2023

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Reframing the Mental Health Crisis

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Stop Telling Kids What To Do With Their Lives

Our actions take away their agency in life

6 min readJan 5, 2024

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Stop Telling Kids What To Do With Their Lives

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40 Minutes Left in Your Life

Imagine as you start a walk that your life will end by the time you finish?

3 min readJun 23, 2022

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Our Last Fifteen Summers

As I count the passing seasons, I wonder how many I have left

5 min read2 days ago

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Our Last Fifteen Summers

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Judging Our Teen’s Blank Slate

As our children prepare to graduate, we need to remember that our lives are not theirs

4 min readApr 26, 2024

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Judging Our Teen’s Blank Slate

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Our Exasperated Children

A little prince reminds us we used to see the world very differently

3 min readApr 21, 2024

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Our Exasperated Children

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Hidden Under the Mattress

Children naively tuck things away in the belief they are safe

6 min readApr 13, 2024

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Hidden Under the Mattress

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Why It Is Hard Discussing Health

Society has normalized being unhealthy and sometimes we just aren’t very nice to each other

7 min readApr 8, 2024

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Why It Is Hard Discussing Health

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Prisoners to Our Intellect

A simple search will show us how little we know

3 min readApr 4, 2024

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Prisoners to Our Intellect

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Seeking common ground in a divided world. Education, parenting, family alcoholism, and life. Dad, husband. Be kind.

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