Tag: fatherhood
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Being a Dad is mostly the stuff you didn’t intend doing
Being a Dad is often the stuff that happens while we are making other plans. I wrote this post for the Harassed Mom blog and thought I’d focus on how fatherhood is often more about our kids’ plans than our own.
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My letter to my Mom thanking her for what she did for me
I was invited to write a letter to my Mom for Michal’s blog, AllThingsMomSydney. It was an opportunity to tell my Mom how much I appreciate what she did for me as a young parent still figuring it all out.
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Thoughts about my father and fatherhood on his birthday
Even though I almost always feel like I am falling short of my expectations of what it is to be a good father, perhaps having those expectations is a testament to my father.
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“I just don’t want to make your day worse, Dad”
My daughter sobbed that she didn’t want to make my day worse by not listening to me when I told her and her brother to get ready for bed. She reminded me about what is really important.
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When Daddy’s little girl encounters boys
There comes a time when Daddy’s little girl encounters boys. It is harmless to begin with but we know it won’t always be that way.
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Soosh’s love between a Dad and his daughter
Snezhana Soosh’s illustrations of the love between a Dad and his daughter are wonderful. She published a series of them that are just amazing.
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Spare a thought for working Dads
Spare a thought for working Dads who have crazy hours and do everything working Moms do. We don’t just goof off and leave it all up to Moms to do.
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My wake-up call to play more with our kids
One of my friends gave me a long overdue wake-up call to play more with our kids recently. I was at a local park with our kids, along with my friend and his boys.
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