Thirty years ago tonight, I remember clearly the news braking during Monday Night Football that John Lennon had been assassinated. I was a high school senior then and a big Beatles fan. Lennon was just reemerging after a five year retirement. The demands of his early professional success made him a stranger to his first son and ruined his first marriage. When he later remarried, Lennon took a career timeout when his second son was born. The concept of a stay-at-home father was unheard of then. The music he made after this hiatus was among his best and, had he lived, many believe the personal growth he enjoyed during his time off would have contributed to a new explosion of creative productivity. My family leave time was unplanned, but unquestionably benefitual to our boys. Hopefully, I too will emerge from this hiatus renewed and resume my career better for the experience.
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