FIELD NOTES / Oct 21, 2026
Being a provider: when the hell is it enough?
If you never decide what “enough” means, there’s always another reason you can’t stop working.
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DAD ROUTINE
REQUIRED.
DAD ROUTINE
REQUIRED.
STILL
FIGURING
IT OUT.
Fatherhood. A book in the making.
A few things worth saying out loud.
NOTES FROM
THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Honest words for the dads
who give a damn.
FIELD NOTES / Oct 21, 2026
You’re a dad. You’re still allowed to need people.
Somewhere along the way, “I’ve got this” can become a very lonely place to live.
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That other dad is not your report card.
Somewhere out there, a dad has built a treehouse with electricity. You’re allowed to remain a person.
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The ordinary stuff counts, too.
School pickup. Dinner. A story that takes seventeen detours. There’s a lot of life in the parts we rush through.
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Your kid doesn’t need a perfect apology.
They probably need you to stop explaining why it was technically their fault.
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Dad-guilt is not a parenting plan.
Feeling terrible can look a lot like taking responsibility. Sometimes it’s just keeping you busy.
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Keep me posted ↗THE NEXT CHAPTER.
YOU'RE INVITED.
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