My parents were divorced when I was 10. It felt like a relief then because my dad was impulsive, brash, and hot-tempered. He had a hard time providing for our family of six and even so, he drank,...
WARNING: SPOILERS UP TO EPISODE 4! I have to say, Kim Soo Hyun’s ongoing comeback drama, It’s Okay to Not To Be Okay (or in original Korean, “Psycho but That’s Okay”) has not...
Since I got married in June last year, people have asked me how it’s been going. My answer has always been the same – better than expected. Why do I say that? Because in the lead-up to our...
As a young teenager, I was a bookworm hooked on reading romantic fiction. In these novels, love was associated with passionate embraces and romance always ended well. Watching TV was also one of my...
I remember the time when my friend, Z, came out to me. He broached the topic very gingerly, almost like tip-toeing around a landmine. After revealing that he was attracted to the same sex, Z studied...
“Yes, but how long should we tolerate what they say and do?” At the word, “they”, I felt a huge gulf open between me and the world around me. Everything shrank into “us” and “them,”...
“You would make a great dad, Jon.” This was said to me several times before Dorea and I had our first kid. And the shameless truth is, I agreed. I love kids. There always was a deep, God-given...
Growing up as a child of divorce, I was filled with envy. I tried my very best to fill this gap in my heart through friendships, relationships and material goods. I altered my character to make...
I know too many people who draw a blank when it comes to what they love about their dad. That he provides for our family? Some of us might say. And if I were to ask, “What about him makes you...