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Hair Styling is No Job for Daddies

My daughter, Nee, has absolutely no confidence in my ability to do her hair. Whenever I attempt to style it, she becomes more obnoxious than Rush Limbaugh.
Recently, my wife, KayEm, had to run an errand and I thought I would surprise her by combing and styling Nee’s hair (even though, Nee prefers KayEm to do [...]

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The Goal, The Bear, and The Run-Away Toddler

I am the proud father of a future David Beckham, a future Mia Hamm, and a future Michael Jordan. My kids, 6-year-old, N and 8-year-old, Nee had all-star performances in their first soccer games of the season while my 2-year old, X, was having hoop dreams.
Being the star of the team was nothing new to [...]

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Dirty Diapers and the Male Anatomy

As I was in the midst of changing my 1-year-old son’s malodorous diaper, my 8-year-old daughter, Nee, walked in and asked, “What’cha doin’?”
I intended to say, “I’m being poisoned by killer baby poop.” Instead, I said, “I’m changing X’s diaper. Would you care to help?”
“No,” she said. “I can’t change his diaper.”
“Why not?” I asked.
“Because [...]

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And God Created Cherries

When I got home the other day, I was famished. Luckily, there was a huge bowl of sweet, juicy cherries waiting to be devoured. As I tried to enjoy my bounty, I was interrupted by two little interlopers.
“Daddy!” screamed my 8-year-old daughter, Nee. “What are you doing?”
“I’m eating cherries,” I said. “What does it look [...]

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Car Conversations

Houston is a huge city; therefore, we spend many hours in our car driving around town. During these drives, I’m often entertained by my children’s conversations. Sometimes my 5-year-old son, N, pummels me with a barrage of “What would happen if” questions; other times, my 8-year-old daughter, Nee, surprises me with her wit and wisdom.
Just [...]

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This Chicken Tastes Terrible

As I’ve mentioned before, I do most of the cooking in my household. Every evening, I rush home to prepare a hot, nutritious meal for my family. The other night, I prepared some broiled chicken with a lemon glaze. I was quite proud of my dish because it was quick and easy to make. The [...]

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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 next [...]

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Talking About Alcohol

My wife, K, and I had to have a talk about alcohol with our 8-year-old daughter, Nee. We realized that Nee was quite naïve about the topic after she attended a wedding reception. While waiting in line to get some hors d’oeuvres, Nee noticed another line and asked K what the people were waiting for.
“They’re [...]

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Fatherhood Friday: Second Grade Spelling Challenge

Fatherhood Friday is both a day and a growing community of dads and moms sharing stories, ideas, photos and movies with one topic in mind – fatherhood. In a world that seems happy to deliver a message that dads are incapable buffoons, Dad Blogs is committed to changing that perception. The reality is, as we [...]

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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. My tenacity [...]

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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 diet
Your state of health
Housework
Running errands

While I agree with [...]

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Wednesday Wisdom – Obey

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord - Colossians 3:20
One of the Sunday school teachers at my church gave her students pennies as part of the assignment. She quickly realized that pennies and young children don’t mix. The kids were sticking them in their mouths, flipping them in the air, and snatching [...]

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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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Pickles Lead to the Poor House

Pickles are the real harbingers of financial doom. My in-laws discovered this shocking fact as they attempted to have lunch at my house.
My son happened to walk into the kitchen as my mother-in-law was placing pickles on a sandwich.
“G-Mom,” he yelled. “Don’t eat all of those pickles. My dad will be so mad if you [...]

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How to Treat the Man Cold

The dreaded “Man Cold” has been crippling the male species since time began. The Bible doesn’t go into detail, but I’m convinced that Adam agreed to eat the apple because his judgment was clouded by a “man cold.”
I read the following article on MSN that describes the man cold and gives women some tips on [...]