Parallel Worlds
When my children were small, my wife and I sang to them the typical children’s songs including Row, Row, Row Your Boat. You remember the lyrics–Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. Also during this period we had the habit of helping our […]
Invented Identities
When my children were born they planted in me seeds of hope that sprouted into full-blown dreams. I dreamed of intimate family moments, of a family legacy, of future mature father/son relationships, of grandchildren to bring joy to our home, and more. Those unspoken dreams embedded themselves into my relationships with my children. They affected how I […]
