Ep 8: Confronting an absent father with curiosity with Justin Jones-Fosu

Justin Jones-Fosu jumped joyfully into the Diner this (j)episode (alliteration is fun).  We kicked it off commiserating about how to grieve what you miss in quarantine/COVID-19 times and what it’s like parenting in this madness. Justin then spoke about the importance of  involving your kids in their growth and learning plan.  We then shifted gears and Justin opened up to me about his life-changing trip to Ghana in 2018.  On the trip he confronted his absent father but he did it using a surprising approach: curiosity.  After that powerful talk with he told me about his ABC and 80/20 rules for who you give time to in your life.  We ended by discussing the possibility that perhaps we have trained our friends to communicate with us in certain ways/patterns and how to break those.  It was awesome have Justin in the diner booth with me!