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Seven-Year-Old Still Undecided On Sleep-Away Camp

How do you and yours work out big-deal decisions?

This One We Need Her To Weigh In On

Yup, there goes my daughter. Now and again Girl Child shows some little tiny bit of recognizable me. No idea how she picks it up – DNA, my mindful parenting… read on »

May 21, 2010

Fatherly Pride In Swimming Ability Of Daughter

Which of your kid's accomplishments makes you bust a button?

Seven-year-old Makes Water Her Own Natural Element

Sebastian, FL – Couple hours of quiet while Minerva and Girl Child do the beach, leaving me some keyboard time and a bit of kayaking that I didn’t mention to… read on »

April 23, 2010

Househusband Macho And Chainsaw Love

What do you do, man, to feel more manly?

At-Home Dad Finds Joy Reliving Strong Back Past

Taking me back, man, the smells, the sounds. Sour snap in the air of wood fresh cut, perfume of gasoline and exhaust from the baby engine that putters soft at… read on »

March 27, 2010

Sad, Glad, Slammed On Birthday Party Eve

You, too, get torn up about child getting a year older? Does the party help?

Demands of Kiddy Festivities Have Therapeutic Value For Dad

Came to me just now that prep for a birthday party is a balm and mercy, the same sort of way making funeral arrangements helps the bereaved to cope. No,… read on »

March 12, 2010

No Is New Yes

Do you and your kid(s) find happiness in refusal?

Negative Responses Liberate Positive Energy

Okay, that’s it. Five minutes after eight, right when we said we’d stop the movie and go upstairs to get ready for bed. Girl Child acts panicky – “But this… read on »

January 29, 2010

Loneliest Number Is Three

Why must triple-kid playdates end in tears?

Hold Line At One Friend Over At A Time

Can’t blame my one and only for saying “Yes” when Girl Child’s friend from up the block calls and asks if it’s okay to come over. Minerva spends less time… read on »

January 26, 2010

Daughterized Dad #1

Has fathering female(s) changed your world?

Call That A Ballerina? Are They Nuts?

Somewhere, probably right here on Wrenmead Street, a dad and male progeny watch a playoff game on TV and scream abuse at some screwup idiot knucklehead jerk with no business… read on »

January 13, 2010

Once In A While, Child Should Cheer For Parent

Apologies to Aesop, but slow and steady does not win. Rabbits dust tortoises. In a big citizens’ run like last month’s 8K in a suburb next to ours, rabbits win… read on »

December 24, 2009

Shoot The Care Bear

A little twisted humor is harmless, right?

No Mercy For Pink Ursine With Magic Rainbow

Eyeballs from Minerva, meaning that Girl Child’s playdate friend might be disturbed and her parents, if they hear, will think I’m psycho. Sorry, Baby, but GC has already hauled out… read on »

December 1, 2009

The Place Just Right

Is fathering better than you dared to hope?

With Kid, Life’s A Bigger, Better Beach

People are surprised at how long Minerva and I waited before we became three. We were years and years deliberately childless, then had more years wanting and waiting, to the… read on »

November 17, 2009

A Lesson Too Far

How much organized activity is too much?

Parenting, Not Pushing, Really

You’d think that the dramatic arts pro who directs our Youth Theater could put on an act, like she’s not wondering if I’m another pain-in-the-ass pushy stage parent. But just… read on »

November 6, 2009

Title males fail to communicate in mini-drama sung, both parts, by Stevens circa 1970, in musical prime and not yet renamed Son of Allah. Get into driving acoustic, vocal range, emotion, and forgive spoiled youth whining at father, “I have to go.” Go already. Of course, Dad will have to pay for the trip.

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