Carys Comma

Caribou,

Your defiance has brought you a lot of confusion and struggle, I know. It almost always ends with you losing something - some privilege or hope. But it burns hot within you still. 

I've tried blaming your mother for this particular personality trait in you. She is a redhead, after all. However, I should take my share of the credit. So much of my life has been spent in defiance - bucking the system and pushing the envelope - and I feel a little lost when there is no cause to champion or cross to bear. So, I'm sure I have some part in your fire. 

I hope yours is a fire we never extinguish - a passion unlimited. It has to be controlled, it has to be used for a transcendent good. And if it is - it could change the trajectory of our time, our story. 

Your mother and I have no idea how to help you learn about this fire or how to control this heat. But please keep up the fight and perhaps we will learn. Together. 

Dad