Introducing: The Fathering Curve
Coming Soon - Raw stories about parenthood when life doesn't go to plan
Ever feel like you're drowning in fatherhood? Like everyone else got some manual you never received?
Yeah, me too.
I'm JD, and I'm launching The Fathering Curve - a raw, honest podcast about the reality of being a dad when life doesn't look like the Instagram version of parenting.
Here's what gives me the right to talk about this stuff: I've experienced fatherhood in every possible situation - the good, the bad, and the absolutely fucking brutal. With my daughter, I went through most of the pregnancy before we separated, then learned to be a dad from a distance. With my son, I had his first two years before escaping a domestic violence situation that left us stranded in the US for six months until I could get us both safely back to Australia.
Now it's been six years of solo parenting an autistic boy while rebuilding our lives from scratch. I've been the long-distance dad, the coupled dad, the terrified dad hiding from abuse, and the solo dad figuring it out one day at a time.
So yeah, I've seen fatherhood from every angle - including some I wouldn't wish on anyone.
What This Isn't:
❌ Perfect parenting advice from someone with it all figured out
❌ Sanitized stories about picture-perfect families
❌ Another expert telling you what you're doing wrong
What This Is:
✅ Real talk from a single dad raising his autistic son
✅ Honest conversations about the messy, beautiful, terrifying reality of fatherhood
✅ Stories about failing, learning, and showing up anyway
✅ Permission to be imperfect and still be a good dad
This is for you if:
* You've ever cried in your car because you felt like you were failing your kids
* You're navigating fatherhood while dealing with your own mental health, neurodivergence, or life circumstances
* You want to break cycles of toxic masculinity while still being strong for your kids
* You're tired of parenting content that pretends everything is easy
* You believe vulnerability and strength can coexist
Episode 1 drops soon: "When Your Heart Stops Being Yours" - The moment everything changed and what it really means to become a dad.
The Fathering Curve - Because none of us have it all figured out, and that's okay.
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