It’s a sad reality. Our son David is mentally ill. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. So much has happened. On Feb 3, as I was driving into the city for a medical appointment, I received a call from the facility where David was. “If you don’t come and get him…
Category: dads
Restraint
Had to restrain David tonight. He was kicking at me because I told him not to play with the cat food. Littlest things can set him off, if I had thought about how it would end, I would have let him play with the cat food. I ended up grabbing him by one arm and…
Honest emotion
I cried today. I cried while mowing my lawn. Mowing gives you time to think. The drone of the mower is perfect for masking thoughts, for allowing them a fertile breeding ground. I cried for David. For the little boy who wants so desperately to be loved, yet pushes away and punishes those who love…