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Category: Childhood

A Funeral for My Christianity

  “You seem really angry lately.” Someone said that to me recently—and at first it really pissed me off. I instantly mounted a spirited, vigorous defense laying out the reasons she had assessed me

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Dear Angry Sports Dad,

Dear Angry Sports Dad, As a rule, I try to stay in my lane as a father; to not tell other fathers how to do their jobs, because I know how difficult

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When Your Children are the Bullies

Five boys. Five boys bullied Danny Fitzpatrick every single day. Five boys taunted and harassed and insulted him—and didn’t relent. Five boys pushed the 13-year old to believe that his only

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A Funeral for My Christianity

  “You seem really angry lately.” Someone said that to me recently—and at first it really pissed me off. I instantly mounted a spirited, vigorous defense laying out the reasons she had assessed me

Read More »

Dear Angry Sports Dad,

Dear Angry Sports Dad, As a rule, I try to stay in my lane as a father; to not tell other fathers how to do their jobs, because I know how difficult

Read More »

When Your Children are the Bullies

Five boys. Five boys bullied Danny Fitzpatrick every single day. Five boys taunted and harassed and insulted him—and didn’t relent. Five boys pushed the 13-year old to believe that his only

Read More »