Tag: dad
group name: celebratefamily
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August 11, 2007 08:28 PM EDT --
Growing up as the second born of nine boys, it was hard for me to accept my place in the family heirarchy. I didn't understand the significance of privilege, first born presents. In the . . . more
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October 11, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
As we sat in church Sunday evening, my son opted to sit with a couple, a few rows up from us. This couple has two children, a boy, about the same age as my oldest son, and a girl a little older . . . more
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January 30, 2008 12:26 PM EST --
Day one was marked by a clear sense of unease, a nervousness just beneath the surface. I first picked up on this when I began dinner preparations. Coop, who usually busies himself with . . . more
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March 03, 2008 10:08 PM EST --
My mother, Dorothy M. Hill, died today in the hospital.
She had become very frail since my dad died in December, but had some health issues before that.
My brother and I agree that we never saw a . . . more
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January 23, 2008 01:21 PM EST --
People seem to use the term "brother" loosely at times. We say, "He's like a brother to me," "Love ya like a brother". Some churches use the term to describe fellow members. . . . more
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February 03, 2008 01:21 PM EST --
This is officially Not Funny Anymore. The little punks have given me this flu garbage. I've had it. I surrender. They can have McDonalds every night, and watch all the TV they want. . . . more
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February 01, 2008 12:47 PM EST --
My four year old son decided he would spend Saturday night with Granny, and go to Sunday School with her the next morning. As they were getting ready for church Sunday morning, he was . . . more
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March 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
What use is it for a blogger to go to Disney, if not to come back and write a long, snarky takedown of the Happiest Place on Earth? So here it comes.
I didn't like the coffee.
Is that . . . more
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February 12, 2008 12:30 AM EST --
It's tough for a dad, no matter how evolved and dispassionate and balanced with values in the right place, to watch his child lose a game. It's even tougher for a guy to watch his child . . . more
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June 04, 2008 11:58 PM EDT --
Several newly launched Dad sites have come to our attention in the last few days. Dadosphere is a social networking site, brought to you by the team at type-a mom . Obviously this site . . . more
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February 04, 2008 06:08 PM EST --
The studies hailing the health and well-being benfits of family dinner are numerous. For children in the studies, frequent family dinners correlate with decreased alcohol, tobacco, drug use, eating . . . more
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May 21, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --
Being a coach is a tough way to make a paycheck. I've watched a lot of them up close in my dozen years of living on a boarding school campus, so I know. Long hot afternoons on the practice . . . more
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April 22, 2008 11:05 PM EDT --
"Daddy, why were you wearing a napkin around your neck?" Ri-ri asked with such disdain in her voice that my stomach knotted. It was the most dispiriting criticism I've gotten . . . more
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May 09, 2008 08:29 AM EDT --
My friend has a nephew who is about 8 years old. His name is Cole. He's a pretty media savvy kid and has seen lots of movies (some that might be a little over his age level). He's got a great . . . more
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February 01, 2008 02:59 PM EST --
If you have a sick child, it is very important not to turn a day off from school into a carnival atmosphere. Loads of coloring books, special movies, treats doled out to the sick child can obviously . . . more
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July 18, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
I married very well. At the moment of this writing I am aboard my FIL's trawler steaming from Martha's Vineyard back to Cape Cod. My BIL has been hosting our family at the old home . . . more
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June 27, 2008 06:30 PM EDT --
(This post is a continuation of a previous column about my recent travels to Stockholm to investigate their family leave and daycare policies.)
DadLabs is by no means alone on this press tour . . . more
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April 21, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
Braden (18 months) started using two word sentences now and then a couple weeks ago. This weekend, however, he really took off with them. Grandma and Grandpa Z. came over, which may have been the trigger. . . . more
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February 05, 2008 07:55 PM EST --
In a previous article, Daddy vs Friend , I express the challenges and obstacles that arise when the desire to be a friend to a child that is your son or daughter is realized. But what if.... . . . more
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February 26, 2008 11:26 PM EST --
Despite last year's Jet Blue travel debacle, I'm returned for the 2008 New York Toy Fair.
My generous and enthusiastic, but child-free host expressed interest in accompanying me to . . . more
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