Best Papa

Last Christmas my youngest Aspen got me a pair of red plaid print slippers that read “Best Papa.” And I’ll be honest, 15 years earlier I’d never, not in a million years, have worn them. Why? Well… I’d seen dudes at stores in best dad shirts or hats, and thought “that’s just dorky. I’m never wearing one of those.”

But then it happened. One of my kiddos ha…