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Twists of time: unexpected paths in midlife.

22 May 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers

Well it’s been a while—as a family living life on the road there are plenty of challenges, and excuses, and so, putting thoughts down, 2 fingers at a time on a keyboard, is the first thing to take a back seat. I’ve begun to steer myself back on cours...

From Insecurities to Empowerment(?): My journey as a midlife Dad.

8 Apr 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers

At 44, and with one daughter from a previous relationship, I thought my years of having more kids were behind me. Not so much biologically, but with particular respect to, well, just being too old to be having more kids. Or perhaps I was just content...

The beginnings of a midlife Dad.

23 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers

I’m a Dad of 3—three girls. All being girls notwithstanding, that’s a fairly standard, nuclear family type of deal I suppose, but I began to veer from that, the most common travelled path, at 48 years of age after having found myself going against th...

A brief on my midlife parenting

20 Mar 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Brittany_Aus Explorers

My approach to parenting young kids in mid-life, when compared to my early 30’s, like my taste in music, has barely changed a bit. I’ve certainly changed and developed within myself, but there are traits that I have carried with along me, much like a...

An intro to this midlife Dad

14 Mar 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers

I’m currently 50 years of age, with 3 daughters—one in her early 20’s, a 2-year-old, and a 5-month-old. The little ones aren’t the result of “accidents”, nor a means of staving off a midlife crisis by introducing babies into middle age—that would be...

Book: Love eternal love | Paternal love

24 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vibrantstories

  The father educates and strengthens; If the teachings are good, the child never forgets; Three words that define a good father: Education, health, and peace; All of this is brought by the father alone; The father's embrace is like the warmth of the...

My First Crypto

23 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments RegularMillennialDad

I vaguely remember, in the haze of my mind during Coronavirus lockdowns and stock market swings, clicking on the “crypto” section in my Robinhood App. This was before the GameStop fiasco and the other shady parts of Robinhood were exposed. The app wa...

Goodbye Dad

5 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments ByakuroStories

"Am I dying?" "... Yes" "Your white blood cells are attacking your red blood cells.""I see, and so I won't be able to see my 60s..." "Do you have any regrets?" "No, I don't think so." "Well, after all, you've lived a full life. You've traveled, you'v...