Lego: Let’s Build
This may just be the perfect father-son commercial, and of course, it comes from Lego.
Category Archives: Who is Dad?
Saturday, a play in one act.
The setting: a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon in August. It is the weekend of the sister-in-law’s bachelorette party, so the boys of the House are alone. Enter: Dad, our protagonist. Dad: Hey, guys, who wants to watch an episode Continue reading
Talkin’ about Stuf…
I feel like I have passed another milestone in adulthood this past weekend. It was, of course, a painful passing and taught me another lesson on the road of parenthood. Growing up, we usually spent our summers in Boston at Continue reading
Dad’s Night In!
It is not very often that either K or I come home to an empty house. More often than not, one, or both, of us have the boys in tow or have to turn right around and pick them up. Continue reading
A special moment…
I was reading in the living room over the weekend and M came down to join me. Not to read, mind you, but to literally join me in my chair. He pushed my iPad out of the way and climbed Continue reading
DADuary – Week Two: For the expectant father
I might be slightly off the mark here for the “encouraging” of new dads, but thought I would re-post a piece I did for my two brothers when they were both expecting their firsts. I’ve heard that they are slowly accepting Continue reading
On guns and (my) children
I have been struggling with this one for days. At times, I have felt too preachy, at others like I was rambling too much. I’ve decided to let the words fall where they lie and go with it. This past Continue reading
Scouting
One thing you learn very quickly when your kids go to school is that you lose control of what they get exposed to, or invited to. This has led to plenty of unexpected announcements about dances, parties, sales, sports, choir Continue reading
Enter the Crucible
Well, I became a parent today. Wait, you might say, haven’t you been a parent for, like, eight years? And, I would say, well, sort of. Sure, we did child-birth (okay, I was present at child birth). We’ve done sleepless Continue reading
Peach fuzz.
Ah, school vacation week. Never a dull moment when you have to work, but the kids have to stay home. We survived, though. A trip down to VA to see the new nephew, a day working from home, a day Continue reading