From one 47 year old dad to another, welcome to Steemit @coachsteff :) You will have a wonderful time here. Steemit is a great place for creators like you. As for your writing, there are some very good writers you can follow @meesterboom @johnjgeddes are 2 that I like. Start posting you own writings as soon as you can. I am sure people will love to read it.
Following you and looking forward to reading your posts :)
Cheers,
buckydurddle