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The Search for Beauty in Divorce
Six short years ago, my wife was selfishly choosing her emotions over the wellbeing of our family. She was breaking…
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How I Avoided Bitterness After Divorce
Lilly asked: My main question is how did you keep yourself from becoming bitter toward life and women? Not all men…
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The Third Post-Divorce Valentine’s Day
My phone buzzed. The text read: “I’m telling you now, so we don’t have to have a guilt-ridden conversation later.…
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When Someday Gets Here
I used to believe depression was code for “weak,” and that criers were wimpy losers. I had heard of people…
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A Response to “Hey Internet: Stop Trying to Inspire Me”
Jamie Varon published a four-minute read that rose to the top story on Medium where I saw it today. It’s…
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When a Boy is Tortured and Murdered in Front of His Parents
When I was little, I sometimes asked my parents what would happen if bad guys ever tried to hurt us.…
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
A convicted child rapist’s face was being shown on TV. He was 19, and convicted of molesting a 3-year-old girl…
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Faith Like a Child
Because I was an only child, I often found myself meeting and playing with new kids. No one cared about…
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Everything’s Going to be Okay
“I’m struggling today,” she said. Her kids are 500 miles away. The mandatory waiting period for her state to finalize…
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How To Never Have Bad Days
I was offered a job when I was 28 that would have basically eliminated financial concerns for the rest of…
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