No Idea What I'm Doing by Clint Edwards

No Idea What I'm Doing by Clint Edwards

How having a father in jail made me a better father

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Clint Edwards
Jan 21, 2015
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My father left when I was nine, and died from drug addiction when I was 19. During those ten years he was in and out of jail, mostly for driving while intoxicated. When I was 16-years-old, he was given an 18 month sentence in the Utah County Jail. This was his longest sentence, and sadly, it included the most consistent communication of our relationshi…

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