And I knew I had to change.ĥ months later we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle. When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. But in actuality the hypothetical “dad' version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a God or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months. I basically assumed that I'd have it all together. I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted to be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity. I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father. Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of. But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2am as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens.

It would make for a far more polished and respectable story. 'I wish that I could say that I was in a “better place” when I found out the news.

It’s the story behind his latest song ‘Growing Up’ (video below), dedicated to his newborn daughter, which you can listen to below… Not to worry if you’ve never heard of rapper Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) - but if you want to grow as a person and be a better parent, friend, partner, boss or colleague, then he has a humbling and powerful story for you. Humbling Lessons on Growing Up & Fatherhood From Rapper Macklemoreīy Sukh Singh, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International

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