30/52 Akan Esu

30/52 Akan Esu

“I love being a dad.

It holds a mirror to who I am, forces me to be better and makes me think about my legacy.

I think about the next generation, and the one after that. I think about the standard I am leaving behind.

I want to know that I’ve done and given my best, so that I can have comfort in who my son will be when I am not there.

For me the most valuable moments are knowing who my child is.

I am not perfect, I have flaws. It’s important for me to treat myself kindly and be vulnerable so that my son can see who I am. And this allows him to be himself around me and know that he doesn’t have to be perfect either.

As a man there's so much pressure to measure up but it's important to acknowledges that we are human and don't have all the answers.”