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I’m a gay dad and former teacher writing about the systems we’re stuck in—and how we raise kids who can break them. If you’re rethinking school, parenting, or your own story, this is your place.

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The Wrong Kind of Gay Dad

Pride and the gay parent everyone’s comfortable with.

Your Baby Will Have Two Loving Daddies

Somewhere in my house there is a green folder.

Twenty-Two Years. Twelve Official.

We couldn't wait for permission. So we built our own.

The Therapist My Parents Hired to Fix Me

This week the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to strike down Colorado’s ban on so-called conversion therapy.

I Can't Take His Hand

Mine is holding my phone

They Told Me I'd Understand When I Was Older. I Do. They Were Wrong.

On what gets passed down when adults refuse to be questioned

I Wish I Didn’t Care This Much

Winter makes it louder. Fatherhood makes it harder.

Lou, The Sun Seeker

a remembrance

Nothing was wrong. I still felt off after becoming a dad.

On anger, routine, and what happens after the adrenaline fades

Love Is the Best and Worst Thing

A dad's take on grief, joy, and refusing to go numb