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Trying Not to Fail at Being the Best Human I Can Be

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I Was a Lost Boy Too

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

His name was Patrick and he was lost. And he wasn’t just lost, he was hopelessly, frantically lost and no… Read more I Was a Lost Boy Too

Kayaking During a Thunderstorm: Parenting Using the Forgotten Technique of Mortal Terror

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

A simple kayaking trip turned terrifying, a fishing trip becoming a running of the bulls, and other fantastic parenting dos and do nots.

2021 – Chapter Nine: Being Chased by White Kids, A Sex Story, and Bellybutton Lint.

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

“I didn’t tell anyone about my near-sex experience until maybe twenty years later when that memory came up in my mind, unbidden and I just started laughing about it. Then I told my wife and she laughed too.”

Fathers, We Need to Do Better for Mothers

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

It’s Mother’s Day today and I started to wax nostalgic on a post about the wonders of mother’s, about how… Read more Fathers, We Need to Do Better for Mothers

2021 – Chapter Eight: Teaching Sportsmanship, Campfires, and Smashing the Patriarchy to My Six-Year-Old

Posted on March 28, 2021April 1, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

Raising a child is a full time job, and I have three. There are no breaks when they’re young, even… Read more 2021 – Chapter Eight: Teaching Sportsmanship, Campfires, and Smashing the Patriarchy to My Six-Year-Old

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