Stories and Myths: Fatherhood in The Road (2009) and Life is Beautiful (1997)
It’s hard to be a father. Or so I assume, not being one myself. Though, having been a kid, I can only imagine how awful I was to parent. There are dirty diapers, temper tantrums, scraped knees, and that’s not…
An Inadvertent Cult: One Year Later
This coming weekend, my son turns 1 year old. Even writing that feels wrong, but it’s true. I checked the calendar, there’s a birthday party and everything. The past year has changed me into a different man; hopefully a better…
Reasons My Son Is Crying
“Mommy and Daddy are gone, probably forever!” “I’m so hungry, and I’ll be hungry probably forever!” “My diaper is uncomfortable, probably…” you get the picture. Hearing him cry is heartbreaking; you can tell he’s just sure that it’ll never get better.
An Inadvertent Cult
On October 18, 2014, I was inducted into a cult against my will.
But this cult is the most socially acceptable cult in America today, and my induction into it happened during one of the happiest moments of my life.