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On Being a Dad

On the Run

July 22, 2010 Healthy Living
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Making a life altering decision like leaving full time work to be a primary caregiver at home becomes an interesting time to take audit of nearly every aspect of your life. Suddenly I find myself much more aware of how I spend my time and value the hours that I can stash away for myself [...]

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Some Assembly Required

May 25, 2010 On Being a Dad
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With Ryan’s fourth birthday upon us tomorrow morning, after dinner this evening it was just about time to buckle down and put together her gift — a “big girl” Barbie bicycle. Here’s a blow by blow of my experience: Then I opened it… Where are the instructions for this thing? I think by the third [...]

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Mr. Mom?

May 6, 2010 On Being a Dad
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A fair characterization of Mr. Mom? While the overall message of Lonestar’s song Mr. Mom is right on — it’s hard to manage a family through day to day life with the grace many parents seemingly do — there is also some underlying biases present in the lyrics that showcase some characteristics of many stay [...]

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A Leap of Faith

April 30, 2010 On Being a Dad
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There will be times in your life that you are presented with situations that you may have never expected to face. Sometimes these situations will present themselves as challenges and other times, if you are lucky, adventures. Perhaps, the most interesting times include a little of both. On my 35th birthday, I face one such [...]

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