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This blog is about fatherhood. Black fatherhood to be exact. But it's also about how no matter our race, gender, political affiliation (or whatever it is that can potentially separate us), good parents are all connected through parenthood. Our shared experiences are what bind us, not to mention our love of a good story.

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I BELIEVE…

That most people want to be happy but just don’t know how. In many ways it’s a life-long journey. But you have to want to take the journey and know what it looks like when you arrive at certain milestones along the way. That’s the hard part. Being a jerk is beyond easy. Sure it [...]

SUMMER’S END

The summer came to it’s unofficial close a couple of weeks ago and will be officially in the record books when fall begins on September 23rd. This year was the first year Dev went to a real camp and he had a ball from day one. It was a relief in the sense that we [...]

NAUSEA-INDUCING PARENT PRIDE

Over the years I have written quite a bit about my family and being a dad. I have shared the good, the bad, and the depressing. So in my own head I think that I have earned the right to gush about Dev’s current successes (Did I mention that my son, after all the years [...]

IT’S HIS B-DAY TIME AGAIN!

years ago today my boy was born buck naked into the world all smushy faced and pale. Now he’s round faced and brown-skinned just like dear old dad. He’s still naked for some reason too. The kid is obsessed with streaking. He likes to stand around and chat the most when his booty out. We [...]