The Ruler From 1990: How My Tough Love Drowned My Son

hands were shaking so violently I tore the corner of the page.

Dad,

I know you think I’m lazy. I know you think I’m weak.

I wanted to be the man you are. I really did. I wanted to give you the grandkids and the white picket fence. But the mountain you climbed doesn’t have a path anymore.

I didn’t tell you, but I stopped taking my anti-depressants two months continue reading …