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The Father I Always Wanted

Fatherhood is circular. One moment you’re the child with a dad and the next you're the father, leading a child. Not soon after that you’re the granddad, staring at your lineage, your inheritance. It happens too quickly, almost like a few bleeps on the radar of life. I have very early memories with my dad, riding on his back, going fishing and taking the family camping. These are fond memories, mixed with excruciating pain. Pain of self-hatred, then pain of depression, confusion and feeling completely lost within myself.

Joey PapaJanuary 8, 2021fatherhood, dad, dad and son, fathering, being a dad, dad pain, pain from dad, pain from father, father wounds, dad wounds, mental healthComment

The Lessons We Teach Our Kids That We Need to Learn

I think many of the most popular lessons we teach our children are lessons that we ourselves need to learn. As adults, we’ve simply learned techniques and mechanisms to cover over many of the raw emotions are acting out over. And good thing. We wouldn’t want an entire adult population to act like 4-yr olds. That would be a catastrophe.

Joey PapaMay 30, 2017children, parenting, life lessons, personal development, inspiration, personal grwoth, human evolution, mom, dad, kids, raising kidsComment

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