The Part of My Childhood That Still Hits the Hardest Iβve been thinking a lot lately about the relationship I had with my parents while I was growing up. And the part thatβs always been the one that hits me the hardest is the one with my mom. Not because she did anything wrong, far […]
Parenting with CPTSD: Send Snacks and Backup
Being a dad with CPTSD feels like starring in your own personal three-ring circus, except, of course, it’s not just a circus. It’s a high-stakes act with no safety net, and the crowd is loud and relentless. And when your daughter is soon to be 16? Well, now the lionβs escaped, chasing the lioness, while […]
Not Having A positive Male Role Model
Any young boy looks for a hero. Someone they can rely on. A father figure. Someone to inspire them. To look up to. I grew up not having that. I remember being a kid in school and having to do a presentation on who in your life was your hero, and when the day came […]
