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Fun Times Slip Like Sand Through the Parenting Hourglass

July 10, 2019 by Whit Honea Leave a Comment

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I used to be a lot more fun. There was a time, it feels like years ago, when every free moment was seemingly spent amusing my kids (and myself in the process). But lately, that isn’t the case. Granted, these days there is far less free time to speak of; plus, the boys no longer consider me their primary source of entertainment. Both factors render my services more or less unnecessary, which is a justifiable excuse for the dulling of my comedic timing, but it’s more than that. I often feel like I’m actively avoiding fun. To be fair, some of the blame can be placed upon our family’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up, teens / tweens Tagged With: humor, midlife crisis

Dad Bod: What It Means to Me at Mid-Life

May 15, 2019 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

morning workout dad bod

“Let it go,” my wife instructs whenever she catches me in front of the mirror of our bathroom vanity, pinching my jiggly love handles. I’m staring at the reflection of a body in transition. I’d heard about the softer side of fatherhood – the research that links declines in testosterone and muscle mass to becoming a father – but I never thought adding one word to my identity (dad) would introduce a two-word certainty: dad bod. You may recall the term’s explosion into pop culture in 2015. Clemson University sophomore Mackenzie Pearson published an article that went viral, titled “Why Girls … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health Tagged With: midlife crisis, nutrition

This Father Opting Out of the Midlife Crisis

November 2, 2016 by Whit Honea 1 Comment

Midlife Crisis

Welcome to my midlife crisis. According to a random dictionary app, middle-age starts at 45, which I turned months ago, and lasts until you run out of excuses. To really belabor the point, I was only able to read said definition because I use the largest iPhone font currently known to science. I’m not even trying to hide it (not that I could — it’s freaking huge). I am, apparently, in crisis mode. I always thought there would be more sports cars. Wikipedia states that a midlife crisis lasts two to 10 years, and can be triggered by changes in an individual’s sense of normalcy, be it loss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up Tagged With: loss, midlife crisis

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