Patrick

Parenting Is a Magic Box — Here’s What I Hope He Finds

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Your Child Isn’t Broken. The System Is.

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Grief and Love in Special-Needs Parenting

Ed, Parenting on the Hardest Level

Almost There — and I Want You to Hear It First

Almost all of the interviews are done. The stories are recorded. The conversations are unfolding in a way that feels real, grounded, and more powerful than I could have hoped for. And now… we’re almost there. I’m not quite ready to hit publish yet. But I’m close. This Is Starting to Feel Real All the…

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Still Hurting. Still Creating.

I’m still recovering — slowly.A few weeks ago, I couldn’t lie down without wincing. I couldn’t walk a block without feeling it in my ribs. Today, I can sit and write for a little while. And next week will be better still. It’s not linear, but it’s forward. And that’s the space I’m building this…

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Parenting by Bike: How a Cargo Bike Changed the Way I Move Through the City—and Parenthood

Note from Patrick:You may have clicked on this post before and gotten a 404 error—sorry about that. I originally wrote it a few days before my bike accident and had scheduled it to publish a week later. After the accident, I decided to hold off for a while… but it briefly went live anyway, just…

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It’s My Birthday — and I’m Starting Something That Scares Me (a Little)

I’ve made a podcast before — long before most people knew what a podcast was. I’ve even hosted a short-lived YouTube channel. So technically, this isn’t new territory. But this time is different. This time, it’s personal.And that makes it a lot scarier. I’ve Wanted to Do Something for a While… For a long time,…

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