This is my buddy Ian French (who performs as "IF") who I admire for so many reasons. Many of us forget how hard school and adolescence can be. Ian reminds us how dark those days can be and how far off the rails one's early life can go. Now a father of a teen son himself, Ian is sharing his own story of how he rose above it all. Ian sends a positive message about a better day that parents and youth will be encouraged by. Great contribution Ian!
(Ah - foul language warning - just in case that makes you squeamish.)

Thanks for warning of the foul language. Communicators who cannot communicate with decency and respect for others are very poor communicators and should take a course on respect. Like parents who have the right message, but yell it at their children, no matter what the message is, it is lost in the indecent delivery. When a message is couched in filth, we are all reduced to that level.
Posted by: Mark | July 14, 2011 at 04:57 PM