You Don’t Have to Be Perfect — You Just Have to Keep Showing UpFrom the Dads Don’t Fold Series

After losing my mother, brother, partner, home—and the version of myself I thought would last forever—I learned something nobody tells you:

Standing up from the ashes is one thing.
Learning how to live again is another.

This chapter isn’t about the collapse.
It’s about what comes after:
The silence. The fight to stay present.
The weight fathers carry quietly.

It’s about showing up for your kids—even when you're still rebuilding yourself.

Because we don’t need to be perfect.
We just have to keep showing up.