The world needs more people who have grown-up confidence in the things they know and youthful desire to question what they don’t.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean.
Tag: positivity
I’m Really Tired
Being tired as a grown up is a sign that you matter. You’ve created a life where you’re needed.
Special Needs Aren’t Always The Most Difficult
Please don’t tell my wife and daughter, but on a day-to-day basis, my son is usually the easiest one in the house to handle.
No Heroes, No Hypocrites
You’re not perfect. You’re not awful. You just are.
Waging Wars On Myself
I remember it all. Every trip and fall, every stumble down the low road, I have it all filed away in my head.
Back To School and Inner Conflict
As strange as it may seem to someone who isn’t in a similar situation, my house didn’t feel “alive” anymore.
Smile Like You Mean It
Just as you can convince yourself that life is miserable, you can do the opposite.
Tearing Down The Walls
Had you told me five years ago that I would be writing this blog today, I would never have believed you.
…As Much As They Need Me
Some of my lowest points from the past few years are softened by their links to some great memories with my children.
Filling The Half-Empty Cup
Of course, if you asked, I would have told you I was a “realist”. That’s the term that someone uses to dance around the fact that they’re really a self-hating pessimist.
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