Scott PinkmountainLies I Told My 3-year-old Last SaturdayLie: “I just need to stop to pick up some paperwork.”3 min read·Apr 3, 2021--1--1
Scott PinkmountainFail, fail better. Or not.I want to change my life. I want to spend the majority of my time giving energy to things that are more closely aligned with my values and…4 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
Scott PinkmountainNot About Potty TrainingAfter a long morning and some negotiated trade of precious weekend hours, I’m sitting down to write my first kid post in almost two years…4 min read·Feb 13, 2021----
Scott PinkmountainShecky Turns OneShecky turns one tomorrow and I wanted to take a moment to commemorate the milestone. This year has passed like a slow-motion lightning…6 min read·Mar 3, 2019----
Scott Pinkmountain6 1/2 MonthsI’m presently 30 minutes into listening to Shecky cry. She was falling asleep in my arms when I laid her down for her nap. It’s a more…4 min read·Sep 20, 2018----
Scott PinkmountainFirst Father’s DayI realized I’m behaving like that friend who calls you at midnight three times a week whenever his relationship is on the rocks, disappears…3 min read·Jun 20, 2018----
Scott PinkmountainDelusions of Parental CompetenceI imagined myself being better at this. Great, actually. Patient and loving, sympathetic, gentle but powerfully supportive, curious and…3 min read·May 12, 2018----
Scott PinkmountainWhat Comes After FreedomI have been thinking a lot about something I wrote over a decade ago. It’s from a song called “To Love is to Die,” and it’s the last line…3 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Scott PinkmountainI Am So AngryI am so angry. I hate myself for it, but the feeling that overwhelms me when I’m trying to put Shecky to sleep and she stares blankly into…2 min read·Apr 20, 2018----