What I Chose To Build
Three months later, I launched The Backbone Project.
A mentorship fund for people abandoned early in life.
Money.
Guidance.
A future.
My dad never asked for recognition.
He never asked for equity.
He just kept showing up.
Every day.
Every year.
Jessica gave me biology.
My dad gave me everything else.
And standing there, with the noise finally gone, I didn’t feel anger.
Sometimes letting go doesn’t scream.
It simply exhales.
