Father-Son Fury: One Dad's Story
-- Harry Greenberg

I never pictured it this way. That when my son was in his youthful prime, as tall as a sturdy oak, and solid like a block of iron, he would test his physical prowess on me. There is a knowing and wisdom when I have shared this with men older and wiser than I. Many tell me it's more common than anyone cares to admit. Yeah, they'll say, I remember when my son came at me, it's a natural passage for them. I sought those messages and words out to help me make sense out of the excruciating pain and betrayal that was staring me in the face. But they would prove to be a bigger leap of faith than I could fathom.

All at once it was the time to turn the venerable father mythology on its head and my son would choose to physically challenge and vanquish me. I teach anger management, I teach non-violence to prison inmates, what in the world am I doing in the back yard wrestling with my teenage son? This is not how I want to get close to him!

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