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The Daddy Essays is not a parenting manual. It's a book of stories from a dad who never expected his journey to include the loss of a child, the joy of becoming a stay-at-home father, or the privilege of raising a son with autism-all while learning to laugh, grieve, grow, and find meaning in diaper duty. Collected here are the most meaningful and entertaining pieces from years of writing: honest snapshots of fatherhood, marriage, love, loss, resilience, and everyday absurdities. Some essays will make you laugh. Some may make you cry. All the essays will enrich your perspective on parenthood. Told with humility, humor, and a deep affection for family, The Daddy Essays invites readers to dip in and out-one story at a time-on days when they need encouragement, perspective, or a reminder that life's sweetest joys often sit right beside its hardest truths.

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Neil Turner's childhood was awash with influence from his storytelling parents and his older siblings' love of writing. In high school, he earned extra money by writing papers for other students. Since any applicable statute of limitations has long since expired, he would like to note that he remains mildly bitter about getting B's on his own papers while the ones he did for others received A's.Later jobs included day work on local farms and ranches, fry cook, a bakery, and a butcher shop. Professionally, he worked as an engineer, a field not especially known for writing. But Neil found ways to employ his writing skills throughout his career.After the loss of his daughter, he turned to writing to help process his grief and, in doing so, embraced the beauty and humor in parenthood. That led to The Daddy Essays, in which Neil shares personal lessons and observations from his unusual fatherhood journey, hoping it will enrich readers' own parenting journeys. Neil resides in Oklahoma with his wife. Together they have three children. Neil homeschools their youngest child, Alex, who has autism. They share their adventures on various social media platforms, and if you would like to follow along, you can find more information and the links at www.OkieSchool.org.

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