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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
The Word-Size Queen
What happened to speaking simply to children?
That’s No Way To Talk To Your Baby
Blogging back to summer’s end … So close to Manhattan, you see vortexes of uptightness and bad mood all the time, but here is the terrible F5. Total destruction to… read on »
October 19, 2009
Pater’s Plays
Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn
Comfort here for Dads laid off or otherwise hurtin'. It's the love, not the dollars, that kids will thank you for. Lynn tells how true this is in 1970 Country super-hit. Ten years later came the singer's smash biopic, same name as song. A miner's girl Loretta was, and she didn't forget it or let fans forget. Be nice to think we're all earning such gratitude and family pride.
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Pater’s Picks
The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Fatherhood adds immeasurably to the hurt of U.S. Army soldiers portrayed in this Iraq War masterpiece -- N-O-T definitely not for kids -- that deserved more than…
March 9, 2010 | Permanent Link
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