Too Much Ice In My Ice Water, by Boyd Hamilton MacDonald

Sometimes surviving childhood is the real adventure.

Boyd MacDonald never quite fit the mold. A daydreamer, a misfit, and a kid who couldn’t seem to stay out of trouble, he grew up in a world that swung wildly from privilege to chaos. When his father’s unraveling shatters the family’s life of wealth, Boyd is left to navigate strict teachers, brutal setbacks, and a reality far harsher than the one in his head.

Told with sharp humor and unflinching honesty, Too Much Ice in My Ice Water follows Boyd’s unlikely path from struggling student to resilient leader. Through failures, false accusations, and hard-won victories, he learns to stand his ground, find his strengths, and build a life on his own terms.

A candid, often funny memoir about falling down, getting back up—and refusing to stay defined by where he started.