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A Letter to My Son (If I Had One)

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Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Jun 16, 2025
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Dear Son…

Life has a way of dragging you around by the collar if you don’t learn to let go.
I’ve lived most of my years trying to control everything.
This letter is a reminder that freedom lives in surrender.

You can stop white-knuckling the reins now.
You're not in control—and you never were.

That’s not a failure. That’s freedom.

See, we're taught to grip lif…

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