AuthorTeevee Aguirre

Teevee Aguirre is a storyteller, artist, and podcasting dad on a mission to become a better ancestor. He writes about life, fatherhood, and the beautifully messy journey of personal growth—wins, losses, and everything in between. A firm believer that struggle makes the best stories, he embraces his role as Father, Son, Super Model—not on the runway, but in the art of being a role model (a title his kids may or may not co-sign).

If you want a connection

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“If you want connection-
communicate
If you want to disappoint- make them guess.” @millennial.therapist
What if we actually expressed and communicated? Nah, they should be able to read our minds, right?
 

I reached the tipping point

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I reached the tipping point.
The marriage wasn’t working. On Xmas Eve 2006, I called it.
I looked around, saw the gifts, and felt numb.
But it also felt right and that would be the beginning of the rest of my life.
 

Nobody is thinking of you as an imposter

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“Nobody is thinking…
of you as an imposter.
They are busy thinking about themselves.” -@ryanholiday
Every great creative person I’ve met has felt like an imposter.
Yet, I’ve never heard of an instance when someone called them an imposter.
Fascinating.
 

Born Inherently Creative

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“We are all born inherently creative.”
-Alan Moore
But then what happens? Life.
Let’s get back to this place of creativity. Our inner child yearns to paint some walls.
 

As their father…

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As their father,
I’ve always tried to protect them and their beautiful minds from any and all harm.
Yet they still feel pain. They still feel sadness.
But to be human is to feel all range of emotions. Silly daddy.