What Phrases Did Your Dad Install On You?
I still hear the phrase my father gave me, and I do not know what my own phrase is doing to my kids.
👨👩👧👦 On Parenting
Raising resilient children, family dynamics, and personal growth
Writings
8 writings
If God Had Gentle Parented Us
What if God had knelt instead of exiling us? Genesis as a parenting story — and how that first answer still shapes how we punish and how we parent.
It Isn't Too Much Pressure
On spending the whole summer with my kids while working remotely, why presence gets miscast as pressure, and how maturing as a parent removes that friction.
The First Wall
A reflection on encountering biological limits in parenting and how absolute boundaries challenge beliefs about autonomy and capability.
The Rhythm of Grief - Summer Days and Letting Go
A reflection on the profound grief that accompanies co-parenting transitions, the deepening love that makes goodbyes harder, and finding strength through the rhythm of seasonal separation.
An Hour of Hair Brushing: What My Daughter Taught Me About Time
Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is sit still with your daughter and brush her hair for an hour.
How to Protect Our Children in the Digital Age: A Conscious Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
A clear, powerful guide for safeguarding the hearts and minds of toddlers and young children in today's online world.
Note to Self: On Being a Conscious Parent
A personal reflection on conscious parenting, modeling behaviors, and the importance of leading by example.
Related writings
11 writings
Writings that touch on On Parenting as a secondary topic.
On Leadership and Leadership-Adjacent Things, April 2026
Notes on leadership as cost, care, and teaching others to lead—from home to work to the wider world.
Arithmetic
A bilingual poem on my love as presence across distance. Inspired by my children.
On Boundaries, Miscalibration, and Relearning Unconditional Love
A simple reflection on setting boundaries, misusing emotional force, and relearning how to pair limits with steady love.
Why I Turned Off Notifications Again
A morning realization about notifications, doom-scrolling, and choosing presence over feeds.
Pa’ la nena que vive en ti
Desde la paz, el respeto, y la crianza compartida
Who, really, raised me?
Which fictional characters shaped my values, from childhood cartoons to adult anime — and what Samurai X, Dragon Ball Z, Berserk, and especially One Punch Man's Saitama taught me about discipline, brotherhood, and the loneliness of mastery.
On Simplicity and Peace of Mind
A reflection on finding contentment and wholeness through simplicity, minimalism, and inner peace rather than material possessions
Embracing the Spiritual Abyss: An Atheist's Search for Meaning
Exploration of atheism and secular humanism in the search for meaning. Examines the tension between rationality and emotional longing for spiritual connection.
The inner work truly never ends.
An honest reflection on how inner work, therapy, and self-awareness are ongoing, messy, and humbling.
Things I have learned this week regarding a 4-year old’s long curly hair
One does not brush curly hair because it becomes Mufasa-like. I tried different brush styles before I noticed this.
Some Notes on Overcoming Emotional Pain
A personal reflection on dealing with emotional pain, accountability, and personal growth through challenging times.