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

parted like he’d never heard an older man say that.

And I knew right then the comments would keep coming.

The fighting.

The blaming.

The generational war.

Because people love a simple story:

Kids are lazy.
Parents are right.
Hard work fixes everything.

And my story ruins that simplicity.

My story says:

Sometimes hard work isn’t enough.
Sometimes “tough love” is continue reading …