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Eating out together yet alone
My family does not eat out often, so it’s a treat when Karen and I leave the kitchen idle and take the kids out to dinner. We use the time to talk with each other in a relaxed atmosphere, and … Continue reading
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Look! Up in the sky. It’s a … Oh, it’s you, Dad.
I’m at my best when I do one of two things: play with my children and write. I feel like Superman when I combine the two, so I saw a great opportunity to leap tall buildings in a single bound … Continue reading
The work of becoming a better dad is never done
I don’t often think about what it takes to be a better dad. I just do what comes naturally, and hope that my children can feel the sincerity in my actions and see the honesty in my eyes when I … Continue reading
Hot sauce is a condiment, not punishment
The story and video of a mother in Alaska disciplining her 7-year-old son with hot sauce and a cold shower has gone viral on the Internet, and resulted in child abuse charges placed against her. That she committed the act … Continue reading
What’s it take to be a better dad? Read. Play. Bake.
It would never occur to me to not read to my children. My wife and I started reading bedtime stories to Celeste when she was three months old, and have continued the routine nearly every day of her nine years … Continue reading
Attack of the Mud Wasps
Ever see the cartoon where that goofy guy in a ratty T-shirt was whistling happily while doing yard work when he ran into a bee hive? Yeah, a million angry, buzzing stingers swarmed out of the hive at once, formed the … Continue reading
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Must. Stay. Focused.
I smiled defiantly when I read the first tip offered by the National Fatherhood Initiative for the second week of its month-long program, “30 Days to Be a Better Dad.” “Stay focused,” it read. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I … Continue reading
I see my daughter in the eyes of Arizona shooting victim
I cannot look at photos of Christina Green, the youngest victim in the Arizona shooting on Jan. 8, without seeing an echo of my daughter, Celeste. They both have smiles that can melt the polar ice caps, eyes as brown … Continue reading
Things kids say
Kids have a way of warming your heart and making you smile if only in the simple words they say. Sometimes it’s the perfect word at the right time. Other times it’s the wrong word at the wrong time, a … Continue reading
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A ‘good enough’ dad is not good enough for my children
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Oh, I’m sure I have at some point in my 42 years on this rock, but I don’t see much sense in them. The difference between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for me is … Continue reading
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