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

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

Very Fine People On Both Sides: My Children are Now Confronting the Reality of the White Moderate

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

I knew she was coming over to me before she started walking. I heard her need for validation that she… Read more Very Fine People On Both Sides: My Children are Now Confronting the Reality of the White Moderate

2021 – Chapter Seven: We’re Raising Savages, Look Out World

Posted on March 21, 2021April 1, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

Raising feral children wasn’t the plan, but it’s what we’re doing. Look out world.

2021 – Chapter Six: Coming Out of the Doldrums of Seasonal Affective Disorder and Depression.

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

I’m not going to lie, I knew when I started down this path of trying to create a new piece… Read more 2021 – Chapter Six: Coming Out of the Doldrums of Seasonal Affective Disorder and Depression.

2021 – Chapter Five: “The Nod”, Being Black Enough, and Black History Month

Posted on February 7, 2021February 28, 2021 by Christian M. Curet

I knew I’d fall off the wagon, I just hoped it would take longer. I’ve already missed a week of… Read more 2021 – Chapter Five: “The Nod”, Being Black Enough, and Black History Month

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