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I wanted to be the perfect dad. I wanted everything to be right. I was scared to death that I would screw something up, break him or drop the baby. That's not happened yet, so I count it as a win!

I got to attend a live broadcast taping of the local Chicago daytime show Windy City Live that airs weekdays from 11am – 12pm on ABC 7. Monday’s show theme was “1st Class Dads.” Melvin (of GuinnTribe) met me at my place early Monday morning and we took the train downtown. We arrived at the […]

I opened a blog over at Medium. Right now it’s just a place for me to re-share some of my favorite blog posts from the past. If you are a Medium user, please subscribe. If not, go check it out. The layout of the site is quite different and there are a lot of great […]

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I’m writing this as you are sleeping on my chest as an almost 13 month old. I love you. I love you more than I even understood it was possible to love someone before I was a parent. I only want what is best for you and for you to have a happy life. When […]

What I miss most about my church attending days is the community.

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I like the idea of a loving creator but can't reconcile the existence of one with all of the pain in this world.

The above Listen to Your Mother cast image is courtesy of Balee Images. Listen to Your Mother is a production that takes audiences on a well-crafted journey that celebrates and validates mothering through giving voice to motherhood–in all of its complexity, diversity, and humor–in the form of original readings performed live on-stage by their authors. The […]

I was only the good kid out of fear of God's punishment.