Tyler Wade

My son might not have completely understood what was going on—he thought I should get a job with the PJ Masks. But he needed to know that I lost my job.

I felt tired all the time—too tired even to want to play with my kid. That had to change.

Every dad should take a paternity leave—the month I took with each of my kids made me not only a better parent but also a better husband.

My daughter was born at a time when life was out of my hands and my wife’s were overloaded.