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You Are Different Now
We worry. We worry when our favorite artist or athletes get married and have children. We worried about…
It’s Almost Too Painful to See
Only when it’s over will we realize it. Only when it’s all been stripped away will we be…
We’re In This Together
We take care of our own, we say. Family is family. Blood is thicker than water. These are…
You Are Not Enough People
Most of us no longer live in small towns. Our parents aren’t involved in helping us choose a…
It’s Only Been Given For An Hour
Seneca knew from experience. In one of the most dreadful periods of his life, he lost his livelihood,…
It’s Like This For Everyone
Very few of us leave the house confident about the impressions we cut as a parent. In fact,…
You Won’t Be Able To Do This
Nobody likes it when their kids are sad. It breaks our hearts when they feel lonely, ashamed, or…
You Gotta Cut Them Some Slack
You just got home from work. You’ve had a long day…and now you’ve got to make dinner. You’ve…
Aren’t You A Little Old For That?
hen our kids mess up we say: Aren’t you a little old for that? And we have all sorts of rules of thumb for what…
It Should Be Part of Who You Are
The double standards are revealing and also a little sad. No one would ever refer to a mother as ‘babysitting’ her kids, but fathers get…
Do It While You Can
We all feel a little self-conscious about it. Our kids don’t behave as well as we’d like. They make a mess. They make an incredible…
You’ve Done Your Job
Of course, you want to do everything you can for them. You want to help them. You want to save them. You want to spare…
It’s A Window. See It As A Window
The tantrum. The whining about going to school. The punch that’s thrown. The slipping grades. The sneaking out. The lie. The shouting. The moping around…
Your Character Determines Everything
These are challenging, uncertain times, no question. What’s at the root of it? How did we get here? And what can fathers do about it?…
This is Power
Rich is how much you get to see your kids, we said recently. We were redefining wealth away from material items and salary—although these things…
You Ain’t Got Time
Maybe you did before, but you can’t now. Before you could afford to get sucked into drama, to gossip, to get into long arguments with…
It’s Never Too Late To Do This
We’ve said before that it’s never too late. It’s never too late, as a parent, to follow your dreams—to show your kids that they can…
You Have To Come Down
It’s a wonderful state—being in flow. Getting caught up in your work. Getting caught up in the moment. And before you had kids, you lived…