The Day I Bought My Son a Dress
Apr25

The Day I Bought My Son a Dress

Buying my son a dress was not something I had ever imagined I’d be doing.

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Surviving Teenagers
Sep22

Surviving Teenagers

For some reason many parents dread the teenage years. I’ve never really understood it. For the most, I’ve always enjoyed having and being around teenagers. They’re lots of fun, actually.

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Reflections on Fatherhood
Jun15

Reflections on Fatherhood

Fatherhood is a special type of thing. It goes way beyond genetics and biology. Tigger couldn’t be any more special to me had I held him in my arms after his birth rather than at age 6.

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Parenting a free spirit isn’t for wimps
May28

Parenting a free spirit isn’t for wimps

There are as many different styles of parenting as there are parents. Growing up I was forced into different boxes, so I knew when I became a parent I wanted to provide my child with the space to be an individual rather than just a mini-me. Some kids come into this world preprogrammed to be compliant and fit in while others are, for all intents and purposes, complete wild cards. While parenting isn’t for wimps, it’s even a greater...

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The myths we create and live
Feb17

The myths we create and live

Sometimes we can get easily suckered into living someone else’s life rather than the one we wish to live. It can be from societal and parental brainwashing as we grow up as well as from other sources. Quite often, though, the myths we live were created by ourselves.

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