Tag: Son

Family epiphany, mind

Sanibel sunrise
Photo: Sanibel sunrise from my phone, years ago. No one hands you a written contact guaranteeing your idea will become good enough to change your life and the life of those you love. But i feel like i can guarantee a better life if you stay in contact with your parents.

Family epiphany?

Yes.

My parents never initiated contact.

Mom’s parents always did.

Mom’s mom? Literally daily contact.

My parents? Crickets.

The lesson?

Power through what feels intrusive.

Because the opposite of intrusive is neglect.

Neglect can be convenient when you’re busy and stressed.

“Intrusive” is another way of saying, “I love you and want to be part of your life for as long as our lives let us.”

Son, this song was playing while and after i wrote this post.

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One day it will, mind

Examining A Disney World Parade
Can remember most of this day like it was yesterday.

One day it will.

Will what?

One day will come.

And it reminds me of a Garth Brooks song…

If Tomorrow Never Comes.

Chapin, on this day, April 11, 2026, if tomorrow never comes, you absolutely need to know this…

i could never be more proud to be your father.

You are extraordinary.

i am more proud of who you are, how you think, and what you’ll become than anything else i’ve witnessed in 67 years.

Note: These posts will publish June 11, 2026.

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Let’s make “SYDK” a category, mind

mountain road tunnel tinged in snow
September 28, 2018. Near Logan Pass. East side tunnel is visible on this photo’s right side. Son, you don’t know this view of east Tunnel tinged with frozen pines is one of my favorite Glacier memories. Djuan was visiting for his birthday.

Blog categories act kinda like book chapter titles.

They help me file together ‘themed’ thoughts. And the thoughts become blog posts.

Sometimes it’s a bullseye fit. Sometimes it’s a loose fit.

In prolific daily blogging, i scan the blog categories and label the post based on what seems a best fit, not necessarily a bullseye fit.

Noteworthy is that each of the five daily blogs have some similar categories, but most are different. So this step is repeated five times daily.

Initially, yesterday’s blog titles were labeled and themed “Shit You Don’t Know” (SYDK).

Today in blog-writing prep, i thought i’d make “Shit you didn’t know” a brand new category.

It took only minutes until i realized the blog category already exists…

It’s called, “Dear Son”.

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Shit you didn’t know, mind

child next to country road
Standing at my Elementary School bus stop from the 1960’s.
boy next to creek
Jack the Bear goes everywhere i go. Wondered if our Son could do more traveling too.
two people at apple store
A dad promised his son he wouldn’t become a digital neanderthal.
Teen at Yugiho card tournament
Priority one on Sundays, our Son’s tournament.
High School author
Our Son doesn’t know i brought a copy.
Swimmer
i began writing to leave a trail. i continue writing for the same reason.
family at Church
At five years old in this photo, he had already had three colonoscopies.
two men next to stuffed Grizzly Bear
We took this at Kalispell airport with our SUV rental keys in hand.
disney family at awards ceremony
Rare 2013 photo of our Family together backstage Disney – Disney Institute HQ.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it) at Disney Institute.

#truestory

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Thinking is my canvas

Thinking is my canvas.

Blogging is my paintbrush.

The camera is my assistant.

How to live vibrantly.

Leaving a trail for our son is my purpose.

A life guide.

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