Catching up on my backlog of your newsletters and just read this one. We have a similar upbringing, single mom, and absentee dad. I was lucky to have lived with my mom and grandparents from grade 2 through high school. It's interesting to reflect on some of my memories being picked up by Grandparents when others were getting picked up by their parents, but as an older more self-aware person I'm eternally grateful for my mom and grandparent's sacrifices to raise me. I can also relate to your experience with navigating fatherhood without having had a typical role model from a father. My son is now 26, and I look back on the challenges and my responses and where we are today.
Thanks for the great content and opportunity to reflect on my upbringing.
Catching up on my backlog of your newsletters and just read this one. We have a similar upbringing, single mom, and absentee dad. I was lucky to have lived with my mom and grandparents from grade 2 through high school. It's interesting to reflect on some of my memories being picked up by Grandparents when others were getting picked up by their parents, but as an older more self-aware person I'm eternally grateful for my mom and grandparent's sacrifices to raise me. I can also relate to your experience with navigating fatherhood without having had a typical role model from a father. My son is now 26, and I look back on the challenges and my responses and where we are today.
Thanks for the great content and opportunity to reflect on my upbringing.