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Happiness or Success? We Must Help Kids Choose for Themselves

September 30, 2020 by Tobin Walsh Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old son, Yosef, had a decision to make. Would his fall sport of choice be football or cross country? While insignificant compared to the major world issues engulfing the news each night, this choice was important to him. Yosef was entering a new high school where roster spots on any other athletic team would be nearly impossible to come by. As the season drew nearer, my wife and I detected Yosef’s self-induced pressure to make a fall sports pick was mounting. My son understood his mother and I would support any decision. I’m sure my son also understood his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting advice, sports, teens / tweens Tagged With: football, running

Son Asks Dad: Should I Kneel for the National Anthem?

July 1, 2020 by Tobin Walsh Leave a Comment

should my son kneel during the national anthem boy knees while watching game

My oldest started high school football practice recently, but we have talked more about his team’s pregame routine than touchdowns or tackles. Instead of X’s and O’s, Yosef and I are commiserating over whether he will kneel or stand during the national anthem. I wonder if other dads of third-string placekickers are spending time doing the same this summer. Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick, who cost himself millions of dollars and a promising football career after kneeling during the anthem, has been back in the news in recent weeks. And with the ongoing protests and marches in reaction to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ethnicity / race, sports Tagged With: activism, Black Lives Matter, football

Watching Football with Inquisitive Daughter a Different Kind of Experience

August 26, 2019 by Pete Gilbert Leave a Comment

redskins football cheerleaders

My wife and I were recently given two tickets to an Indianapolis Colts preseason football game. Since my wife, admittedly, pays no attention during games she told me to do whatever I wanted with the tickets. After much debate, I decided to take my oldest daughter. The Colts no longer had Peyton “Nanny” as she calls him, but she was still pumped up and excited to go. We live just a couple of miles from the Lucas Oil Stadium, so it was a quick car ride downtown. I managed to find free street parking, too, and all I had to do was cross four lanes of traffic and cut off two cars to get it. From … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sports Tagged With: daughters, football

Santa: He Sees You When You’re Speeding …

December 8, 2016 by Creed Anthony Leave a Comment

santa motorcycle

I was driving my kids and family to take a Polar Express-themed train ride. We were all dressed in pajamas, including my six-foot-three father – because that’s what you do for the Polar Express. You wear pajamas. I was worried we would be late and, apparently, I was burning a bit of rubber. About 20 miles from our destination, we got pulled over. The officer saw us all in pajamas, laughed, gave me a warning, and told me to slow down. Three hours later, we were ending the train ride and Santa appeared and took the time to talk to all the kids. He got to me and asked what I wanted for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holidays, sports Tagged With: Christmas, football, humor

A ‘Heart 2 Heart’ Fatherhood Talk with Michael Strahan

February 23, 2016 by Christopher Persley Leave a Comment

gene and michael-strahan with the somerfelds at the Meta products

DISCLOSURE: We would like to thank Meta health and wellness products for providing us the opportunity to promote its "Heart 2 Heart" campaign. Every parent should have an occasionally heart-to-heart talk with his or her kids, and there's no better time than February which is National Heart Health Month. There's also no reason a child can't have that same talk with his parent which is just what pro football Hall of Famer and talk show host Michael Strahan does, chatting with his father, Gene, in the new campaign for Meta. City Dads Group co-founder Lance Somerfeld and NYC Dads Group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ethnicity / race, health, work-life balance Tagged With: black fathers, Dad 2.0, football, Parenting conference, sponsored event / post, television

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