Family

And I have checkmate We were second on the 1pm docket. I was bored of my story, but the details of someone else’s shitty divorce were fascinating. The hearing before us was about some sort of house deed, mortgage payoff, attorney’s fees, blah blah blah. It comes down to money…

Change my mind — Parenthood is loving and supporting your children unconditionally while also admitting that they are assholes. Nobody wants to say that their kids are assholes, but that’s exactly what they are. I don’t write about my kids much because they are assholes. …

Finding hope — 3–30–23 Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing well! I’m sorry that I have not updated in a few weeks. Life took over, and I have been trying to orchestrate our new plan for my family’s visas. To catch you up, if you read the last…

A personal story from a full-time relationship coach — Pushed out into the cold air and blinding lights of existence, my first breath on earth was a cry for help. At one second old, I already understood the profound human need for connection and protection. My very survival depended on it. It did then, and it does now. But…

And what does that phrase even mean, anyhow? — A few days ago I published something that struck a nerve with many people — most of them men. It was based on recent studies that indicate it’s much more important for a child to have a loving, supportive, stable network of economically secure caregivers than it is for that…

As spring approached, You arrived in this world with roots that stretched far, from mid to the north. A part of your bloodline runs further west From the land of green. A piece we’ll really never know. The world was frightful, But your eyes shone brightly. Every cell in my…