Life in America: Active Shooters, Escape Plans and Lockdowns
Life in America is not needing to explain to our kids what is meant by an active shooter or being in lockdown.…
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Define Masculinity with Love, Wisdom, Not Violence
Regardless of how we chose to define and measure masculinity, the pinnacle of manhood can’t be violence. A real man practices restraint.
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‘What If’ Parenting Questions We Hope Never to Have to Answer
A father is shot while walking with his son just blocks from home, and the 'what if' questions come flooding through his…
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Summer of Childhood Innocence Shattered by World Violence
It has been a long, hot summer with the carefree days of childhood being interspersed with all-too-frequent headlines about killings around the…
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I Bought a Knife for My 18-Month-Old. Here’s Why.
I found a small knife. Sharp and true. This would be the one that gets passed down to my son. He will…
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Shooting, ‘Blackness’ Makes Father Fear for Daughter
Every day I think about the effect my skin color will have on my daughter's life. The looks we receive, the way…
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