Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. The advent of video games revolutionized childhood. Growing up in the 1980s, I consider myself blessed to have been born on the cusp of two eras. We both played outside with friends all day and video gamed to extremes. …
Pee the Bed
As a child, I was a private person. In that sense, my friend and I were opposites. He knew me well. Our families were close. We went sled-riding together and played Laser Tag. We also both attended the Christian school. Before praying at school, prayer requests were taken. Requests from kindergarten students could get interesting. …
Swimming
Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. An English teacher, my grandma made use of the high school pool. During lunch breaks, she swam laps and continued at the YMCA into her golden years. I started taking swimming lessons at the YMCA early in life. Later …
The Great Outdoors
Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. Where I come from, hunting is in the blood. Hunter's safety training is required, and fathers train their sons. Dad and I lived it. Most people hunt whitetail deer and turkeys. Dad and I hunted everything from crows and …
Motorbikes
Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. My first motorbike was a Honda XR80, a gift from my parents for my 10th birthday. A few years later, a used Honda XL185 was passed down to me. Scars remain to tell the tale of bounding down wooded …
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