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Parenting, The Weekly Post

Making Room

September 8, 2025 CJ Bowers

Tiny shoes, worn blankets, quiet goodbyes.

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Parenting, The Weekly Post

Be Brave Enough to Be Bad

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 CJ Bowers

Being terrible at something in front of your kid might be the bravest thing you do today.

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The Weekly Post

My Return

May 26, 2024 CJ Bowers

After months of spending each day and night with a babbling toddler, I've made my return to work. And I feel...lost.

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Reflections, The Weekly Post

The Path

April 21, 2024 CJ Bowers

Over the last few months, I've had the privilege of spending time with my son at home. But now my leave is coming to and end, and I am at a crossroads...

Tagged beginnings, children, choices, ends, father, fatherhood, life, love, Parenting, paths, poetry, son, thoughts, turns, twists, work, writingLeave a comment

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