I grew up in a different generation. I’m probably older than you and I remember things being quite different when I was younger. I’m sure that some things were better, and others were worse. It seems to me that a generation ago dads spent more time with their sons. Today, some dads might spend time […]
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As a member of the “Latchkey Generation,” I spent much of my adolescence fending for myself at the end of the school day. Like many of the families of my generation, our family relied on the income of two working parents to keep the bills paid and the retirement account funded. In many ways, the
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There was a time when boxing was the ultimate combat sport, and really the only one, that fathers would enroll their sons into lessons for. Who knows for certain when it began, but there is evidence that boxing matches were present in Egypt as far back as 3000 BC. There were boxing lessons being taught
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You walk in the door after a long workday and immediately feel tension in the house. Your wife is in tears because your two small children “wouldn’t behave” all day, which kept her from finishing that important business proposal. To make matters worse, your teenaged stepson decided to skip school… again. Anger starts to build
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It’s no secret that I want to love my wife well. I want her to feel confident and safe in the love I have for her. I want to be a man of integrity whom she can trust. I want her to stand confident in knowing that she is deeply loved. I want to do
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I almost wrecked the car on the return trip home from the doctor’s office. I was angry, disoriented, and grief-stricken. My wife and I had just finished up a third visit with the Developmental Pediatrician, a kind man who delivered devastating news about our two-year old son. Autism. At the time of the diagnosis, my
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It is a commonly held social belief that everyone should love their body. On the surface, this is a good thing because everyone is unique and, for some of us, our DNA makes it nearly impossible to sport those coveted washboard abs. We shouldn’t cave to the internal or social pressure of perfect looks. That
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Being a father is highly rewarding, but it can also be a very tough job depending upon the day. By design, fathers are intended to be leaders within their respective households. As such, one of the main characteristics of a strong leader is being an effective communicator. Open and honest dialogue in a home not
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There may be nothing more frustrating on the face of the Earth, than trying to get a child to do what you want it to; unless, of course, it is trying to get a donkey to do what you want. Actually, there seems to be a lot of similarity between the two; similarity we could
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Even the toughest of us fathers will get a little bit emotional when our kid attends school for the first time. Once the child enters into that kindergarten room, we are no longer their entire world and must share them just a teeny bit with the teacher and their classmates. As a certified Reading
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