Month: September 2021
What I Want You to Know About Our Trips to Korea
Your mom and I traveled to South Korea the summer after we were married, and then twice more after that. We were there with six other Americans to teach English to school-age children at weeklong camps put on by the Gyesan Central Methodist Church… Continue Reading “What I Want You to Know About Our Trips to Korea”
What I Want You to Know About Failing
We were lying down for bed one evening this week when you told me about some drama you were having at school with your best friend, N.. The class must line up to go back into the classroom after recess, you informed me. Some… Continue Reading “What I Want You to Know About Failing”
What I Want You to Know About 9/11
“Are you OK?” I ask you. You scratch gently again at your cheek, which is reddening a little from your touch, and then your hand jerks back toward your ear where it finds another itch to scratch. “I’m fine,” you say, but you don’t… Continue Reading “What I Want You to Know About 9/11”
What I Want You to Know About Back to School Night
I stand outside the door to your classroom, peeking around the other parents lined up ahead of me to sign in, as if this is a new ride at Disneyland. I am just excited to see where it is you’ve been spending your days… Continue Reading “What I Want You to Know About Back to School Night”
A Widowed Father 