Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea CulpaI tried so hard to tell him Mea Culpa Mea CulpaSomething's wrong with me, not them The friends that I thoughtWere mine foreverDisappearing, leaving me to falter They never actually leftThey just promised nothingIt was all my wishful thinking Mea CulpaMea CulpaI realised it's all my fault Mea … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #266
Two days ago, I returned to my alma mater (where I completed my postgraduate studies 11 years ago) for a podcast recording. But I was not there to be on either ends of the mike. Instead, I was there to observe and support the interviewees I had recommended to the podcast producers. Having been in … Continue reading Reliving My Past At A Recent Podcast
Since the start of this year, I've increasingly found myself rethinking about the meaning of community. I think it began when I downloaded a Kindle version of David Brooks' latest book How To Know A Person: The Art Of Seeing Others Deeply And Being Deeply Seen (2023), in which he mentioned community and someone by … Continue reading One Dad’s Musings About The Power of Community
June is proving to be the month for human connections for me. Or, more specifically, men-to-men connections. Especially if you go by what happened in the past week when I had not one, not two, but five separate and deep conversations with eight men! Had you told me this would happen a month ago, I … Continue reading Conversations for human connections
Since I started on my stay home parenting journey, my social circle had shrunk and I find myself often wondering about the fluidity and fragility of friendship. How some friends stay put in your life while others leave, returning once in a blue moon or not at all. And then there are those from your … Continue reading “I apologise for being a jerk.” Making amends after three decades
A recent incident reminded me that only a fellow stay home dad can truly understand another. One minute a fellow stay home dad and I were catching up over a cuppa to share our respective journeys minding our kids at home. The next minute I was bawling right there in front of my bewildered friend! … Continue reading How one fellow stay home dad emancipated me!
Talk about "Stranger Things"! (sorry couldn't help making a belated plug here for this gripping Netflix series I only recently completed watching) From hardly reading any fiction these past several years to reviewing now my 3rd fiction book in less than a year. Who woulda guess?! Wanna hear something even stranger (there I go again!)? … Continue reading Fiction Book Review #3 – Elevation by Stephen King
Two days from now is World Suicide Prevention Day, observed every 10 September. With one in 100 deaths globally a suicide, and the far higher number of loved ones impacted by it, suicide is undeniably a serious life-and-death matter that needs to be addressed and discussed more. After all, it ought to be the one … Continue reading Suicide — Are more men aging and dying alone?
I Really Don't Wanna Know Stop!Don't tell meI really don't wanna know.Don't tell me you're sorryI've got nowhere to goStop!Don't tell meI really don't wanna knowDon't tell me you're sorryI've got zero friends And more than one foe Stop!Don't tell meI really don't wanna knowDon't say that you miss meYet you're always a no-show Stop!Don't … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #44
Solo Flight Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com How does it feel To realize No one’s your friend Despite your many tries? To insert yourself Like a square peg does Into round holes Stirring up only dust. Accept it now And let it go! Some things aren’t meant to be No going with the flow. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #27
