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‘I’m Sorry’ Teaches Your Kids You Promise to Do Better By Them
Saying I’m sorry quickly to my family whenever I screw up is one aspect of my parenting and married life that I feel like I am always getting right.
Pandemic Mother’s Day Can Still Be Special. Here’s How.
As Pandemic Mother’s Day 2020 approaches, we offer tips on making her day without you leaving home (though she might get out for a bit).
‘Risk’ Game Wears His Patience Until It Wins Him, Family Over
The rolling, the changing of armies, the decision making — the game Risk can be just interminable. Unless you have the luck of the roll.
Video Games Bond Fathers, Sons Through the Generations
My son knows he’s better than me at video games. But I also know something he doesn’t, which is bigger than the giant spider thing that almost eats my face.
Home Office Goes from Calm to Chaotic with Hostile Family Takeover
Work-at-home dad finds his home office part of a whole-home home office as he, his wife and kids invade his once tranquil work.
Navigating Joy, Worry When Your Spouse is a Healthcare Worker
The weather is great, his kids happy, homeschooling is going well … but this dad’s real worry about coronavirus is that his wife works in a hospital.
‘Life and Death’ Talks: Parents Must Have Honest One with Kids
The line parents walk when talking honestly of life and death to their children is tricky. We must protect them but not make them fearful of everything.