Today I cried. Like most days, but today I know why.

It's good to cry. Please know that I KNOW this. I cry to cleanse. I need to. Life is fucked. I'm handling more than I though I could at work alone. The divorce part is more. Co-parenting is more.

I'm never ashamed to cry.

I have to or I'd lose my mind.

My soul's tired from so many wars and all the fronts I fight on. Please know I'm venting & know you're here. I never question it. I know how many would help. I love you for it.

I'm putting this out here bc I heard someone say I should "be a man".

Guess what? Being a man means being complete. Knowing crying is okay, that being masculine is okay, that feeling vulnerable is HUMAN. Anyone who comes at me for being any of this is someone I pity.

Toxic masculinity is a curse. Break free. I'd rather be "a human" than "a man".