Since Sara was born, October 7 is no longer just a national tragedy in my eyes. It has become a father’s deepest fear. In this post, I reflect on how parenthood changed the way I think about that terrible day, the babies who were harmed, and the parents who faced the unimaginable. This is a deeply personal story about fatherhood, love, fear, trauma, and the struggle to comprehend a reality that no parent should ever have to endure.
Tag: parenting fears
Violence Between Children – Every Parent’s Nightmare | A Father’s Thoughts at the Playground
A violent argument between two young girls at a neighborhood playground unexpectedly stirs deep memories from my own childhood and raises troubling questions about parenting. Watching the scene unfold beside my infant daughter, Sara, I find myself confronting every parent’s fear: will my child one day become a victim of violence—or could she become the one who causes it?
Sara Verstappen, the GOAT: Should My Daughter Have a Sibling?
A single father reflects on surrogacy, money, guilt, and the fear of loneliness—questioning whether giving an only child a sibling truly secures her future.
