The Gradual Realization You'll Never Be A Dad

It hurts, and it's not normative for most -- but is reality for some.

I wrote this initially in August '23. Still pops.

I got shitfaced yesterday. Had some beers at Old Chicago, then a place by my house, then bought a six-pack as I typed out some emails. I don’t really per se know why I decided to get shitfaced yesterday, but I think it has to do with the gradual reality of “I’ll never be a dad.” It’s a messy emotional fie…