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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
Better With Beer
Your kid(s) put on shows at home? Do you watch them? Enjoy? Avoid?
Reluctant Pop Surprised And Entertained By Orphan/Wild West/Swiss Drama
“Play” in playdate has taken on a new meaning. Get Girl Child together with a friend or two, they spin some flippy make-believe into a theatrical production, costumes and… read on »
January 8, 2010
The Opposite Of Nostalgia
What don't you miss from earlier stages of parenting?
These Things Passed, And I'm Damned Glad They Did...
Around our Girl Child, the big, bright here-and-now throws everything else into shadow. Either that, or I've got some kind of weird memory disease. But I am often struck by… read on »
January 4, 2010
See Daddy Run
Do you show off for your kid(s)?
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
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
Pater’s Plays
Father And Daughter by Paul Simon
Simon dead-on nails fathering a little girl. Chasing away bad dreams, standing guard as she goes back to sleep, loving everything that’s coming — “I’m gonna watch you shine/Gonna watch you grow.” Could be schlurpy, but just right.
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BAD KITTY Books by Nick Bruel
Bruel's brill books starring psycho cat has our seriously reluctant reader second-grader poring over the pages for half-hour stretches, even more, without threats…
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