The last thing on your mind the first week you have your newborn home is keeping a tidy house. So […]
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A Good Talk and the Constant Search for It
The conversation started over breakfast, a thread to a tangent passed with pepper and more coffee, but it stuck like […]
Holiday Tradition Needs a Reboot for Growing Son
He loved going to the Thanksgiving Parade for years. What happened? When did he grow up? Why did our holiday tradition become a low priority?
Backyard Baseball Field Fading Fast, Memories Staying Strong
We haven’t had batting practice in the backyard for years. I’d have liked to have known when the last one was coming. I’d have savored them more.
Mental Health, Masculinity, Hearings and Cookies
Masculinity and men’s mental health are getting a lot of attention these days, from press to politics to parenting, but is it enough?
One Day, My Son, All Fathers Go from ‘Daddy’ to Just ‘Dad’
He still calls me Papa and Daddy. But one day he won’t and as much as that will break my heart, it will be OK because I will always have my memories