How to communicate effective boundaries. Boundaries can be a confusing thing for most people but they are a necessary thing for those wishing for life long recovery. We have heard so much about social distancing lately, so what better way…
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Last night as I dropped off Kam at her mother’s I was left a letter on the outdoor fireplace leading up to their home. As usual, she avoided contact with me, I guess that lets her feel superior in some…
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I often wonder how many times my kids thought, why can’t he stop. How many times the question was posed at family gatherings that I was absent from. Why couldn’t I stop. Did Daddy not love them enough, want them…
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There are moments when the past is unknowingly unleashed back into the present. Parts of you that you filed away. Pieces of your past that you were hoping had gone away and did not exist. They come crashing down around…
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By Michelle Frank May 1999: We had been dating for a few weeks. The first time we went out separately with our own friends was also the first time I asked, “Where is he?” And so began, what would become…
Leave a CommentNever in a million years did I ever think I would become an alcoholic. Nor did I ever consider myself one until I had lost what was most important to me. Having a baby at forty was not in the…
3 CommentsMy present kindly asked my past to step aside… If I had a dollar for every time I heard “progress not perfection” I would be a wealthy man. We hear those slogans so often but how often do we actually…
4 CommentsAll they really want is our time… I was told years ago that there was more to being a daddy than just giving my time. That it was more financial support that made the difference. Back then I had little…
4 CommentsA far away father figure, I was failing at being her dad.. I have had trouble with this post more so than any other one I have ever written. For the last week I thought it was not being able…
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