Geoff LaughtonSome of the men who love the most are often experienced as the hardest to reach. They work hard. Provide well. Stay loyal. Keep their word. Carry responsibility without asking for recognition. By most outward measures, they appear committed and dependable. Yet inside their closest relationships, a different experience is often unfolding.
Geoff LaughtonThere is a burden many men carry quietly in midlife. They are leading companies, supporting households, maintaining marriages, helping children launch, and privately beginning to care for the people who once cared for them.
Geoff LaughtonMany fathers expect parenting to become simpler once their children reach adulthood. In some ways, it does. There are fewer schedules to manage, fewer rules to enforce, fewer daily decisions that require your direct involvement.
Geoff LaughtonMany men experience a midlife transition long before they would ever call it one. It often begins during years that appear successful from the outside. Career momentum is established. Income may be stronger than ever. Responsibilities are familiar. Experience has replaced much of the uncertainty that defined earlier decades.