David JohnsonDec 14, 20221 min readExposedOh, you? I know you. You were the independent one, the one they didn’t worry about. You were shaped by the world to comfort others in...
David JohnsonJan 18, 20222 min readDear DaughterYou won't remember this - your chest slowly rising, cresting, falling. As some of your first heartbeats tap gently on my forearm, I...
David JohnsonJan 6, 20222 min readWhat to Expect When Ya'll are ExpectingGrowing up in the hills of East Tennessee, it was understood (at least in my family) that all new parents undergo a cultural rite of...
David JohnsonDec 28, 20213 min readMessinessThis morning, I stepped on not one, not two, but three different LEGO blocks scattered across the living room. "Death by a thousand cuts"...
David JohnsonDec 22, 20214 min readShake the JarIf you'd told 16-year-old me, in the midst of an uphill battle with hormones and teen-angst, that I would eventually become my father, I...
David JohnsonDec 8, 20214 min readSacred"We need to talk." Molly has delivered this line many times, each instance dripping with that trademark tension and ambiguity women have...
David JohnsonNov 27, 20213 min readBuy the CookieThe boys were awful today. I'm talking DEFCON 1, psychological warfare, existential crisis awful. "Siri, call DCS to come take these...