you know i love you donna

“Our marriage wasn’t perfect, it’s true. But none are. Your father wasn’t perfect either, but he was pretty damn close. As close as they come. He pushed a stranger on me, and that stranger became my child, and that child became my life. He became you.”

the pearsons + thanksgiving traditions

Nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve.

I’m trying, okay? Look, I know that I’m bigger than you. I know that I’m an adult, but this is my first time, okay? This is my first time, too. I got three of you and I’m trying.

As you get older, you might start to find that things get harder. The world isn’t always a kind place. Especially for men like us. Take a look at the people on this mat. We are your community. When things get hard, we are gonna be the ones who hold each other up. As Randall’s father, you are his foundation. Come lie down, as if you’re gonna do a push-up. Randall, climb on your father’s back. 

I was a little boy living in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Which is pretty much the whitest place on Earth.

Deep breaths…