My costliest mistake as a parent was trying to make my sons’ world more like mine.
All in Fatherhood
How To Grow Our Hearts
Love is out there waiting to fill us up.
For Men, It's Bigger Than Just Crying More
Men's mental and emotional health is about more than just crying and talking about feelings; it's crucial to recognize and respect diverse forms of self-expression.
Days Like These: A Father’s Wish
I wish for another day where we celebrate at a table more crowded than the year before.
Maybe I Should Just Shut Up
Reflecting on the struggles and revelations of parenting: sometimes the best thing we can do is just stay back and let our kids figure things out on their own.
Honoring Love That Can’t Be Reciprocated
Children caring for aging elders is uniquely beautiful, precisely because often the child knows their love can’t be reciprocated.
Backyard Ball
“One more play! One more play!”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
How do we make a promise to be around, when we must contend with an unpredictable life?
2023: The Year of ‘Not Helpless’
2023 taught me a powerful lesson: facing fears and owning up to my choices proves that, really, we're never helpless.
Children bring out our best
In the company of children, we naturally embrace a kindness often lost among adults. It's this child-inspired grace I believe we can extend to all our interactions.
The problem isn’t that my phone is distracting, it’s that my intentions are weak.
The world needs more people to function as artists in everyday life.
We survived by learning to make adjustments.
Our kids can be our role models as we try to rediscover play and the fun we lost.
How often we adjust our style is a good leadership metric.
There’s a secular lesson to take from Matthew 11: don’t over-regulate children. I want to try, at least, to simplify.
Thank you, teachers, for everything you do and have done - for me, for our three sons, and for all children. We have all yearned for the rain to drench our gardens, and you have made it pour.
I’m witnessing a brotherhood form. This is my deepest joy as a father.
To be held is to be loved.