Colm Fidgeon: Seven Years Later, My Dad Finally Believed
A man from a family of thirteen sits down and describes the moment his father apologized to him—seven or eight years after he'd left Ireland for America with borrowed money and a two-week head start on a gas station attendant's wage. The apology came because his father had once clipped his wings, had not believed in him, had not seen what the son already knew: that he was made for something better. That apology meant the world.
Colm Fidgeon is an Irish immigrant who arrived in America at 16, worked three jobs simultaneously, and built five businesses—from power washing to brine distribution…
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