I’ve never done a post like this here before on here, but this moment feels like it warrants one.

For years, this site has been a quiet corner of the internet. Not private, exactly, but more of a “if you know, you know” type of space. It’s where I’ve shared updates about Harrison, his milestones, and his medical journeys for people who know me, Jenna, or our family personally. I’ve mostly shared links through Facebook. I never treated this like a public blog, and I definitely didn’t think of it as a resource for anyone stumbling across it via Google or otherwise.

Looking back now, that was a mistake. Maybe even a selfish one.

The truth is, while I’ve shared things on other websites, I always kept The Greene Affect close to the chest. It was personal. Specific. But as I started to take real steps toward advocacy and awareness, not just talking about doing things, but actually doing them, I realized I hadn’t built myself a platform to do it. I didn’t have a space that fully reflected what I wanted to stand for. I’d scattered pieces of myself across different sites, trying to build “something” while never really committing to one thing fully.

Then came a moment of clarity.

Around the time we decided to launch a shirt for Harrison, after four years of almost doing it, I realized it was time to quit spreading out and start showing up. We were heading into our 30th trip to Greenville. That number hit differently. It felt like a milestone. A marker. A moment where change needed to happen.

So, I’ve been working on this site. Quietly but intentionally. Restructuring it. Reorganizing posts. Rebuilding categories. Reframing what The Greene Affect is and what it can be.

Not taking away from what it’s been, because that’s not going anywhere, but building on it.

If you’ve followed along for a while, you might not even notice much of a difference. But from my side? It’s a shift in mindset. I’m treating this differently now.

Historically, when I’d post a new update, I’d share it on Facebook. Folks would read the newest thing and move on. There wasn’t a lot of browsing or digging deeper. In website terms, that’s called a high bounce rate, and honestly, I never cared. I wrote for the people who cared about Harrison. The ones who showed up, read the words, and supported our family. That audience is sacred to me, and it always will be.

But now? There’s going to be more here.

 I’ve brought in older personal posts, stuff I’d written during rough patches but never really shared here. I’d previously kept them tucked away on my other sites: Fatherhood Reloaded and Unfinished Page. I used to keep those things separate, worried that readers here wouldn’t care. That if I got too honest, too emotional, too “me,” it would come off as whiny. But I’ve realized if I’m going to show up as an advocate, for my son, for other children, I need to show up fully. And that means being willing to be uncomfortable.

Refreshing the site, giving it a fresh coat of paint, was my first step in doing that.

I’ve categorized everything now. You’ll see sections for milestones, life moments, Greenville trips, even updates from The Shop, where we’ll be sharing awareness designs and shirt launches. There’s going to be more storytelling. More advocacy. More heart. And, yes, more of me.

If all you’re looking for are Harrison’s updates, that’s still here. That won’t change. And I’ll do my best to make sure those updates remain clear and easy to find, without being buried in everything else.

I’ve even toyed with the idea of starting a newsletter or some kind of subscription so folks who just want the latest on Harrison can stay updated without being overwhelmed. Because let’s be honest, based on how things are shaping up, this year might be another busy one for us.

So yeah, this is me doing the thing I should’ve done four years ago. Starting. Building. Sharing. Not just with Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Not just with family and friends. But with anyone who might stumble across this site and find something in our story that sticks.

I know it might seem silly to write an entire post about changing up a website, but I needed this here; for me, for you, for anyone who finds it later and wonders what this space is about.

The Greene Affect started as a personal blog. And at its core, it still is. But now, it’s also a platform. A launching point. A space where I can begin doing more.

And that’s the goal: do more.

Because at the end of the day, if I want to be the advocate my son deserves, I have to stop hiding behind hesitation. I have to put in the work. I have to raise my voice, not to speak for Harrison, but to speak as his father.

That’s all this has ever been. That’s all it ever will be.

A dad blog. A different kind of dad blog.

Told from where I stand.