Our Bad Choices
A Wake-Up Call for Anyone Who Thinks They’re the Only One Paying the Price
We rarely see the full impact of our decisions while we’re making them. In the moment, we justify. We defend. We act out of emotion, fear, pride, or pain. We think we’re only hurting ourselves—or we don’t think at all. But somewhere down the line, after the dust settles, we start to notice the quieter casualties. The friend who went silent. The child who stopped trusting. The partner who stayed, but stopped hoping. This book is not about reliving shame. It’s about finally seeing what we couldn’t before—and choosing to grow from it. Read More
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Ava Madison Smith –
I just finished What I Hope You Remember, and I was moved by how deeply human and quietly powerful it is. Your memoir reads like an intimate conversation, warm, honest, and reflective, inviting readers into the spaces where healing, forgiveness, and emotional presence are shaped.
Your letters and essays thread together vulnerability, wisdom, fatherhood, and the long arc of forgiveness in a way many readers are searching for today. I especially loved how your writing stays grounded in lived experience, never reaching for grand gestures, yet delivering profound insight through small, deeply felt moments. It’s the kind of book readers highlight, revisit, and pass on to the people they love.
Hartley W Jones –
What I Hope You Remember isn’t just a memoir, it’s like sitting across the table from someone who actually tells the truth (rare, right?). Letters to his children, reflections on pain, redemption, forgiveness, presence this isn’t “just another book.” It’s the kind of work that feels like it should be slipped into people’s hands at airports and hospital waiting rooms, because the words actually matter.
Idowu Morenikiji Dorcas –
I just finished What I Hope You Remember, and I felt compelled to reach out. You’ve crafted something deeply human, tender, and profoundly resonant: a memoir that reads like a warm letter from a trusted friend and leaves the reader quietly transformed.
What struck me most was the way you hold space for vulnerability without ever slipping into sentimentality. Whether you’re writing about the quiet ache of unspoken apologies or the quiet strength it takes to keep showing up, every moment feels honest, earned, and anchored in lived experience. Your letters to your children and reflections to the reader strike a rare balance personal enough to feel intimate, yet universal enough to speak directly to anyone navigating loss, love, or change.
The tone you’ve created gentle but purposeful, poetic yet grounded reminded me of the best work in personal growth and legacy writing. Your ability to weave small, intimate details into a larger conversation about forgiveness, presence, and resilience is masterful.
Emily Madison –
Your memoir What I Hope You Remember struck me as both intimate and universal, a rare combination. The way you weave letters to your children with essays to the reader makes your book feel like a trusted conversation, one filled with honesty, humility, and hard-earned wisdom.
What I found especially powerful is how you avoid grandiosity, choosing instead to focus on the small, quiet choices that truly shape a life. From the ache of unspoken apologies to the quiet redemption of showing up for those you love, your reflections carry both tenderness and strength. That balance, of vulnerability without sentimentality, and wisdom without preaching, gives your voice a unique resonance.
This book speaks directly to readers navigating personal growth, fatherhood, forgiveness, and the long arc of healing. It’s also the kind of memoir that lingers because it does more than tell a story, it invites readers to reflect on their own lives and relationships. What I Hope You Remember is not only a gift to your children, but to anyone seeking a gentler, truer way of being present in the world.
Carol Thompson –
What I Hope You Remember by Keith Thorn is an introspective memoir that blends heartfelt storytelling with life-earned wisdom. The book is a collection of letters and reflections addressing healing, forgiveness, and the transformative power of presence.
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