Stephen – Some things that you’re supposed to learn from your father, I had to learn from other people or figure them out on my own, because Dad wasn’t there
For the most part, Dad was the breadwinner and Mom was the disciplinarian. There were times when Dad would discipline my brother and me, but mostly he just wanted to horse around with us. He was a big kid himself. Perhaps because I’m the younger child, or because I...
My parents’ divorce had left me with a deep wound. One that affected my marriage, my motherhood, my friendships and my life as an adult
(Originally Published at Born To Do This) “Dad seems sad…Can dads get sad?” I said to myself, bewildered as my four-year-old hand reached desperately for whatever scratch paper and pencil I could find. Like looking for a clean rag to put pressure on a bleeding wound,...![Corbin – Most of my youth [my mom] was a lesbian. My father decided that he has always been a woman](https://thembeforeus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pexels-photo-220444-1080x675.jpeg)
Corbin – Most of my youth [my mom] was a lesbian. My father decided that he has always been a woman
My parents were allegedly a common law marriage, but the state they lived in didn’t recognize common law marriage at the time, so far as I can tell. They were hippies, my father was a drunk and a junkie, my mother left him when I was 2 and my brother 4. My...