Suicide.
When I started writing A Letter to Fathers Considering Suicide in the Digital Age, I knew that there was not good day for a father to commit suicide. I quickly realized that there is not a good day to discuss suicide. I eventually published on my mother and step-father’s 25th wedding anniversary. I could have waited another day, but there is not a good day. Besides, I love my mom and my step-father, and every other day is horrible. Yesterday was the birthday of one of my father figures who I talk to regularly, including every Father’s Day. I could have posted on the 22nd, but 22 reminds me of Taylor Swift (which reminds me of my daughter), and I did not want to ruin any more music. I could have written on the 20th, but there was an event honoring my father’s good friend. I could have posted on Mother’s Day, or my birthday, or my son’s birthday… I could have written on Sunday, but who wants to ruin Sundays?… Read the rest

























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