To My 12 Year Old Son

Tristan, today you turned 12, and I’m still scared I’m doing it wrong. I think all dads feel this way, but since I didn’t have a good relationship with my father, it seems like I feel it a little more. When you were born, I remember noticing that we had the same nose, hands, brow, and I wondered if we’d share the same frustrations. I wondered if we’d ha…