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Who’s Got YOUR Back, Dad? 27 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: theloushe via Compfight cc The late summer sun slants through the canopy of trees, but only a few rays make it to the ground. The winding path lay ahead in dancing shadows, as my family...
A Letter to a Generation of Parents (On the Eve of Back-to-School) 21 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: ..Adnan via Compfight cc To Every Parent on the Brink, This week my second child will start kindergarten. I think I know how this is going to go. I’m going to stand on the curb while ...
Breaking News: Love No Longer Exists (And the World is Better Off) 14 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: jessleecuizon via Compfight cc (UnTangled News)— In May, UnTangled News reported the shocking divorce of Love and Power. Since the divorce, Love has gone quietly about her business. Di...
What to Do When Our Feelings Are Lying to Us 7 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: © 2006-2013 Pink Sherbet Photography via Compfight cc My youngest son is a lot like me—he pretty much organizes his life around avoiding physical pain and discomfort. So, when he got pi...
How to Defeat the Most Insidious Epidemic of Our Time 31 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: Maga Soto via Compfight cc When I Saw Loneliness Sitting in a Restaurant I remember the first time I witnessed loneliness, and I can still feel the way it ruptured me.* I was in grade...
How to Find Balance in an Imbalanced Relationship 24 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
Marriage is for losers. When two people choose to make marriage a contest to see who can lose the most—and create a household culture of mutual surrender—marriage becomes a radical rebellion, transfo...
Why I Cried at a Kindergarten Soccer Game 17 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
“I’ve seen the flame of hope among the hopeless, and that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all. That was the straw that broke me open.” –Bruce Cockburn Photo Credit: chipgriffin via Compfight cc ...
Cherishing Every Dad Moment: Caps and Gowns Will Remind Me 10 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: CarbonNYC via Compfight cc Last weekend, my wife and three children pulled out of the driveway for a week at camp, laden with bug spray and sleeping bags and giddy anticipation. I waved...
How to Find Joy in Unexpected Places This Summer 3 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
Photo Credit: Timefortea3 via Compfight cc On July 1, 2012, as the minutes ticked toward midnight, my wife and I stood at the edge of the country. We faced east, gazing out over a dark and undulating...
How a Chocolate Chip Bagel Almost Ruined My Marriage 26 Jun 2013 | 01:30 pm
We should all be trying to please our marriage partners, right? Wrong. Seeking our partner’s approval does not improve our love for them; it limits our love for them. I know that sounds crazy, but p...
