In my What Do Dads Say – SAID Design blog, I shared that my inspiration for the SAID design on the landing page came from my curiosity about what other men remembered their fathers saying to them from their childhood. Growing up virtually fatherless since my abandonment at 3 years old, I only have limited […]
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Dad’s What He Said as a concept was initially inspired by my relationship with my son. Around the time he turned four, I found myself beginning to repeat certain sayings to instill a set of core values in him that I now hope will serve as his northern star long after I’m gone. “Always make
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Years ago, I was in a therapy session trying to make sense of my foster care upbringing. I entered the system when I was three years old after being abandoned on the public metro bus when my father was arrested for being drunk. What I wished to be a short stay in that emergency foster
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Setting The Scene – Being More Than Just A Present Father A tinted glass window separated PJ and me from all the other families who were lined up for a late father’s day breakfast at the popular Cafe Cultura. PJ sat beside me more eager for me to open up the gifts that were inside
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