How Do You Measure a Year?

John Taylor, cancer, recovering from cancer, Daddy Yo Dude, Good Men Project, men and cancer

From an extramarital affair to cancer, the last 525,600 minutes of John Taylor’s life have been tough. But he’s going to remember it by all of the love that grew.

Staring Down the Barrel

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Until his first round chemotherapy is done, John Taylor feels like he’s staring down the barrel of a gun… There will be no celebration until the follow-up scans show success. Click or boom.

A Letter to My Cancer

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John Taylor, recently diagnosed with metastatic Testicular Cancer, tells his Cancer exactly what he thinks of it.

Being Someone Great

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John Taylor wants his children to be known for their greatness, not fame or wealth or prestige, but for their greatness of character. For that to happen, he knows he has to do better himself.

Catch You On The Flipside

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John Taylor, The Daddy Yo Dude, writes about the agony of heartbreak, setting your ego aside, and the decision to delete his popular fatherhood blog.

Picking Up the Pieces

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In the wake of breaking his wife’s heart, John Taylor questions what it means to be a man.

Fatherhood Real Talk: Am I Good Enough?

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In the face of tantrums, grown-up relationships, and trying to balance a career with kids, John Taylor wonders if he’s strong enough for his role as primary at-home parent.

This Ain’t No Mardi Gras

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John Taylor, who has been bottling his feelings his whole life, thinks it’s important for men to know that the hiding our feelings, putting on masks, and bottling emotions is not “manly”.

Blogging About My Life Makes Me A Better Man

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John Taylor wonders what would happen if the whole world started to live out loud.