You love your kids. You're also exhausted, overwhelmed, and not saying half of it out loud.
This is for the parent falling apart quietly after bedtime.
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Read this →How I became a dad through surrogacy — the real version.
Cost, timeline, legal, agency decisions — every stage mapped honestly.
Kenya is where Stella and Mia were born. The surrogacy journey and the travel story are inseparable — traveling to Kenya for surrogacy, and one day traveling back with the twins.
“Raw, emotional, funny, and real — Joseph Tito doesn't just tell his story. He tells our story.”
Todrick Hall
Artist & LGBTQ+ Trailblazer
The World Is Theirs
13 chapters of real advice on traveling with kids — from packing and flying to road trips, meltdowns, international travel, diverse families, and the apps that actually help. Written by a gay dad who flies solo internationally with twins.
Includes destination reviews, the screen time truth, sustainable travel with kids, and handling the unexpected.
The essays I wrote at midnight
when the kids were asleep.
Too many feelings. No algorithm. Just the truth — straight to your inbox.
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The Dad Diaries: Because Real Risks Are Worth Taking
The memoir that started it all. A raw, honest account of becoming a gay dad through surrogacy.
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This story was originally featured in Newsweek, highlighting Joseph Tito's journey to fatherhood.