Papa Bear

Every night before I go to bed, I walk over to the front door and make sure it’s locked. It usually is. But I still do it every night anyway.

OCD? No. Habit? Not really. It’s purposeful.

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With thanks to Hilal Isler. Originally published in The Lighthouse.

Ernio Hernandez is a father by day and father by night (he moonlights as a writer). He chronicles his daughter in “Pull Quotes” of a 4 Year Old.

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