by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 9, 2017 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
Bon and I moved recently. A short trip. The next town over. Uncle Rico could throw a football and hit it. They say it’s a downgrade for us. Lower quality school district from that whence we came. Bigger house, but dated. Lower taxes and bigger yard, but fewer white... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 5, 2017 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
“It’s okay. The baseline is rejection, right?” Says Bonnie, updating me on the latest adoption “scenario” result. The baseline is rejection. God—so much of life summed up in one phrase. Bonnie got the email that morning. New mom, just had the baby. No plan. Looking... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 20, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
I waited 28 years to have sex. 28 frustrating years. And ereey weren’t easy years, just so you know. I didn’t hang with only monks or go through life without knowing what woman was. It was the standard stuff, all those years of typical teenage... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 17, 2014 | Baby
Kicking and Screaming: Tales from my losing battle with Fatherhood. K&S Pt 3 I haven’t been completely honest with you. No, not about not wanting kids. That I’ve been completely honest with you about. I don’t want kids with the same intensity that a... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 12, 2014 | Baby
Kicking and Screaming: Losing the battle with Fatherhood. What I’m about to tell you involves hormones and women and life goals and parents and sex and money and assholes, and if you keep reading you’re probably going to be offended. If you’re one of those...