I'm a single dad. I've got a big online following, partly because I'm no longer scared to be vulnerable. Blake Benson with his children, Yliee, 3, and October, 1. Courtesy of Blake Benson Blake Benson is a single dad who shares social media videos about life with his toddler and baby. He has nearly 200,000 combined followers on TikTok and Instagram. The content often shows the meals he makes for his kids and his introverted, vulnerable side. This interview is based on a conversation with tattoo artist Blake Benson, 29, of Tennessee. It has been edited for length and clarity. I bounced around a lot in my childhood and teenhood, doing stuff I shouldn't have at a young age, like drinking alcohol . After I was adopted at 15, my new family instilled in me what being a normal functioning adult involved if I wanted to be a member of society. They had a large house, and I got to see a different side of the world. When I was a kid, there were times when our home didn't have electricity.…