As kids of divorce, I think you can go one of two ways. You either want nothing to do with marriage or you have all these ideas about how...

The “strong father” is a constant, a central motif in my family’s story. The patriarchal foundation that undergirds my lineage is so...

This Father’s Day season, I have an unusual joy. Having lost my own dad 7 years ago, it’s typically been a day of grief and pain. But...

You have just received what is possibly the worst news of your life. Your incredible and devoted wife of 21 years, mother to your 9...

I have four nephews, three of whom are fathers.  Well, not only fathers but outstanding,  fathers.  It is hard for me to make the...

Dear Bobby,⁣⁣ While we remember very different versions of my childhood, one thing we agree on was⁣⁣ the story of me going off to...

May 1, 2018, I nervously walked into my Mother’s hospital room and saw her. She had been viciously attacked by two Pit Bulls the night...

On March 23, 2001, I was brought into this world and introduced to my mother, Ivey Brandon. She has taken care of me for the past 18...

The Why The kiddo has a birthday coming up. There is no way around it, it's going to be a spectacle. Try as I may to rein-in...