If you’re a single parent struggling and just getting by – I want you to know, they don’t care. If your apartment is small, and your checking account is two-digits – they don’t care. If your car has three hubcaps and makes that screeching noise because you need a new fan belt – they don’t …
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Letters to Lila #10 (You Now Are Your Own)
Dear Lila, I just want to start by saying how much I love you. It has been nearly 16-years since you were born – and sometimes I brag that I was the first to hold you at the hospital – but really, your mother held you for 9-months prior. I am ok with being second …
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The Pain of One-Thousand Needles
After nearly 15-years of not communicating with my sister – we are speaking again. I mentioned this in previous posts – but I was estranged from my older sister, Michelle, for many years due to her substance abuse issues. I recall from a young age (11 – and she was 13) seeing my sister unravel …
To My Kids - The Thoughts of Your Father 