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The Graduate

Where does the time go? It seems that only yesterday my son, N, was a mere infant in my arms. Now he is a preschool graduate. His school even had a graduation ceremony for all the students who were entering kindergarten next year. I find the notion of a preschool graduation to be a bit [...]

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Authentic Manhood

Walking through my old neighborhood, I noticed one of my old friends, Vando, walking toward me. “What’s up, man,” he said as we shook hands. A few years had passed since I had seen Vando, but his weathered face made it seem as if it were decades. “Nothing much,” I replied. “What’s been up with [...]

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Mean Girls

My daughter, Nee, is such a sweet little girl: pretty, smart, and well-mannered. She is also painfully shy and finds it difficult to make friends. That’s why it breaks my heart that most of her “friends” have turned out to be mean girls. One day Nee and her friends are all happily playing Ring-Around-The-Rosey. The [...]

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12 Photo Tips for Dads

Like many dads, I am the designated family photographer. My former profession as a photographer may have something to do with that. Nevertheless, I take my job quite seriously. Photographs capture moments in time and I want to preserve those memories in the best way possible. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce [...]

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Mocha Dad Goes Camping

Okay. I did it. I went camping. Not the air conditioned cabin type of camping. I’m talking about the sleeping on the ground in a tent kind of camping. I know you’re surprised. So am I. But when my five year old son, N, looked at me with those big brown eyes and begged to [...]

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An Artistic Journey

One Sunday afternoon, my daughter, Nee, drew this portrait of me. It’s a striking resemblance isn’t it? We often sit at the kitchen table and draw pictures together. Sometimes we draw each other. Here is my drawing of her. Other times, we draw fantastical scenes with fairies, dinosaurs, puppies and superheroes. If we can think [...]

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Not So Easy Rider

My daughter, Nee, has finally learned how to ride her bike. It took two parents, one aunt, one godmother, one grandparent and one little brother to make the bike riding lessons sink in. Nee avoided riding her bike for months because she didn’t want to deal with the inevitability of my removing her training wheels. [...]

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Wednesday Wisdom: The Greatest Gift

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me. – Jim Valvano I have always been tenaciously goal-oriented. In grade school, I made the honor roll each quarter, I was the first in my family to graduate from college, and I have achieved relative success in my career. [...]

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Fatherhood Fragments: Featuring Nee

At school, Nee was assigned a project to develop a new product. My budding marketing genius came up with Flight Sprite. One drink will give you incredible power to soar the skies like an eagle. I can’t wait until it’s in production. * * * * * * * Nee came running down the stairs [...]

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Wednesday Wisdom: Be a Grandparent Now

I did not enjoy my children as I wish I could have because of time absorption in earning a living. I missed some of the emotional satisfaction that I’m finding with my grandson. – From The Encyclopedia of Christian Parenting. When I first read this quote, I was struck but the author’s blunt honesty. As [...]

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Wednesday Wisdom – The Heart of a Father

Here is a quote that really touched my heart. I hope it will do the same to yours. Until you have a son of your own… you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son. You will never know the [...]

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12 Things That Stress Out Dads

Being a dad is hard work and stressful. According to a Yankelovich Health & Wellness study, dads are most stressed out by the following twelve items: Planning one’s financial future Job/Career Keeping family safe Worrying about children’s success Health-care costs Aggressive drivers Influence of peers on children Balancing work and family Quality of your child’s [...]

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Stay At Home Dads Are Going to Hell

In my interaction with some dad bloggers, I discovered a video clip from Pastor John Hagee. He contends that all stay at home dads are bums and are going to hell. But it seems as if Pastor Hagee in not alone in this belief. Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church has also been quite [...]

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How to Deal With a Bully

My daughter, Nee, was having trouble with a bully at school. Of course, my first reaction was to storm the classroom and teach the little girl some manners. However, that would have been inappropriate for several reasons. I even restrained myself from giving the girl a bump as I passed her during the school’s charity [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin is An All Pro Dad

Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the Superbowl Champions. I’m proud to say that the Steelers were my Superbowl pick from the start. Of course I figured they would be playing my formerly beloved Dallas Cowboys, but that’s another story. Disclosure: I hate the Steelers for what happened in their 1979 playoff game against the Houston [...]

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