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I try to justify… to myself. I try to explain… to myself. I try to “make sense” of it… to myself. I try to reason… with myself. But there’s no way around it. Some days… I simply struggle with the weight of my responsibilities. And I break. Listen, I take a lot of pride in…

Today is my son, Erik’s birthday. Erik is on the autism spectrum. On the more severe end of the spectrum… and he’s not a big fan of mine. His (what feels like to me) constant disdain for me can sometimes get to where it “beats me down.” Other times… frankly… It hurts me deeply. Even…