Ep. 17 - Raising a Child the World Doesn't Understand

What do you do when a child looks at your son and calls him a monster?This is the episode I didn't know if I could record.In this one, I sit with the moments I usually don't talk about — the Royal Children's Hospital, the strangers in the supermarket, the systems that keep failing families like ours, and the grief that doesn't get a name because it doesn't have an ending.This isn't a story about overcoming. It's about staying.─────────────In this episode:— The day at the Royal Children's that I'll never forget — Children's innocence — when it protects them, and when it doesn't — The looks, the comments, and the version of yourself you have to become in public — Teaching your child to know who they are before the world tells them — The reality of surgeries, complications, and medical uncertainty — Strokes, comas, and the moments behind hospital walls nobody talks about — Why the NDIS is failing the families it was built to support — Marriage under pressure — and what partnership really looks like when you're both running on empty — Advice for parents in waiting rooms, newly diagnosed, or just starting this road — A message to Soul─────────────If you're a parent walking a similar path — I'd love to hear from you. Reply on Substack or send me a DM on Instagram.The Walk is a fortnightly podcast about fatherhood, marriage, and raising a child the world doesn't always understand. New episodes every other Monday.Support the showBe sure to follow the journey on instagram @thewalk__podcast & subscribe to the channel.A little goes a long way....