THE FATHER LIFE

Once upon a time the obstinate Princess Sabrina started kindergarten. Although she had gone to preschool for two years and had a GREAT time with a wonderful teacher, Terry Dayner, she did not want to go to Kindergarten. The prospect of a new school with lots of new faces frightened her.

Today’s fathers are more and more involved in their kid’s lives. As school starts back up and calendars fill with work and extracurricular activities, the logistics of day to day life can get a little crazy! How does a guy balance the kid’s soccer games with fiscal presentations and holiday preparations and still stay sane? [...]

Sabrina is turning five years old this month. The younger sister of seven year old Skylee, she really knows how to raise a stink. It makes life for the whole family difficult when she launches into a tantrum, lying on her back, kicking and screaming. Fortunately she doesn’t go to these lengths in public. She [...]

“Twinkle, twinkle?” our almost two-and-a-half year old son, Elijah, asked. “You want to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Elijah?” his mother asked. “Yeah,” he responded in his soft voice. It was dinner time at the Schneider family household and as soon as Elijah started to sing, we stopped talking, straining to listen to his quiet, [...]

My two-year-old son abuses his best friend. He regularly throws him down the stairs and bites him without remorse. Bubba’s best friend is a terry cloth bear with a high pain tolerance. He named his six-inch companion “Buey,” most likely because it was easier to pronounce than “Bear.” If Buey could file a restraining order, [...]

The house is a mess. The lawn is only half mown. There’s a pile of computers I was supposed to fix. There is much work left undone. It’s Sunday night, and by the looks of things, the weekend was a wash. But all is not as it seems.

I had a very intense July 4th Weekend. My daughter had her 2nd Birthday, which we had at our house. We did our best to accomodate about 10 toddlers and their parents as they came to share the event. My mother came from Florida to join us as well. We had a great time and [...]

I’ve always had a thing for brunettes. I prefer Shirley to Laverne, Mary Ann to Ginger and Lacey to Cagney. It should come as no surprise that I married a foxy brunette. But there is one brown-haired girl that I never even considered until my 23-month-old son pointed her out. Her skin is naturally tan. [...]

Where I live, In Port Townsend WA, homeschooling families have a Thursday afternoon meetup for kids and parents during the summer. Last week I took note of an interesting scenario at the beach which I thought might be interesting and helpful for dads. var linkwithin_site_id = 39140; (function () { var elem = document.createElement(‘script’); elem.type [...]