Parenting From A Place of Love

I seek to love my kids in a way that allows them to understand what love looks like + what love feels like. I am honored to have a boy + a girl but truthfully I am always working on being equitable. Judicial in a way that gives my son a space to be soft + loving. I remember when I was younger watching men objectify women + abuse them. Meanwhile, I have had the luxury of dating amazing men; yet I only have felt safe with women. It’s complicated! .

Raising my children is a labor of love because it allows me to recreate a narrative about men that I never saw. My son loves my wife + she adores him. My son kisses his sister + my daughter affirms her brother. Love is something that is embedded in my DNA, but trauma lingers in ways that forces me to observe every interaction to ensure that my children never have to repeat cycles that keep them from experiencing everything they deserve.

Lately I have been intentionally + consistently loving my wife + allowing my children to benefit from it. It’s contagious in a way that it makes them inquisitive about what their partners will be like. I love it! Here’s to raising children to be partners + lovers, helpers + friends.