I look back at the mistakes that I've made in my life (and there were many over the years). Some were really painful for me to live through. Some were really painful for people close to me to live through. But I learned from each of them, and while I wish I could take some of the more egregious ones back to save others the pain I caused, those mistakes in aggregate made me who I am today, and though flawed I'm pretty happy with who I became.

My story is not particularly interesting. At this point I'm merely here to support others: mainly my son, though friends and coworkers can expect any help that I'm capable of giving.