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Really Living in My Neighborhood
I’ve lived in Kansas City two different times ... but the first time, I never really called Kansas City home.
Part of the reason for this is because I lived in one area of the...
With or Without a Map
As a husband, father, or even as a man, there are few things that will make me redline as fast as getting lost. It’s always on mornings when I have big meetings, right during...
The Partnership of Parenting (or, “Reality Hits you Hard, Bro”)
Note: This is the fifth post in our series entitled “On Being a Dad.” For more posts from this series, click here. Stay tuned tomorrow for the final installment of this series!
My roommate, and senior...
No More Mr. Mom
Note: This is the fourth post in our series entitled “On Being a Dad.” For more posts from this series, click here.
Growing up, I dreamed of being a pro baseball player, a doctor, or that...
But WHY, Daddy? But WHY, Daddy? But WHY, Daddy?
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
We were at a lovely outdoor party...
Making Boys into Men
Note: This is the second post in our series entitled "On Being a Dad." For more posts from this series, click here.
The other day, my son Henry and I were driving through Kansas City...
Dads Get Stretch Marks, Too
Someone once said, “It’s never a ‘good’ time to have a baby.”
It took me awhile, but I finally realized this advice isn’t a literal warning against having a baby, as in, “Whoa buddy! Having...
Motherhood: Not What I Expected, Yet So Much More
people say it all the time: being a mom isn't what i thought it would be. but i can't think of any of my life experiences that have really turned out the way i expected...
What to Say, Sometimes Say, and Never Say to a Friend Struggling with Infertility
That smell. The intoxicating mix of baby shampoo and little human newness has made more than one of us lean over and unapologetically take in a whiff of a baby’s head. That smell can...
Happy Earth (Every) Day
When I wrote this Earth Day post, I was anti-lists. I usually shy away from offering how-to lists because there are so many circulating already - and I figured that if given information about...
The Family That Wiis Together
I fought it. I fought it hard.
I was convinced that, if I gave into it, my little boy would be lost forever. He who still thought that dancing with me to 80’s pop music was...
Things Just Got Real
Remember that time that we were having a baby, selling our house, leaving our amazing jobs, leaving an amazing town, moving back "home" three hours away, finding new jobs, and buying a new house?
I...
When Something Isn’t Right
“Do you think it’s weird that she doesn’t walk at this point?” I asked our pediatrician.
“Some kids just walk late.”
By the time my daughter was 18 months, she didn’t really talk much or understand....
Great Expectations
My husband is disappointed in my pregnancy. Okay, not really ... he is actually very supportive, but he did have some expectations about my pregnancy that didn't quite pan out.
1. Ice cream cravings. He was CERTAIN that...
