I had high hopes for this past season. My employer had season tickets to the 49ers, a team who had been projected to be in contention for playoff spot. If you follow football you know how well that turned out. […]
Into the Dawn: Kids and Football Games
A Father’s Voice: Benefit of Losing Sleep
My heart aches. I have just come downstairs from putting my twin 2.5 year (32 month) olds to bed and my heart hurts. They aren’t screaming or crying or calling my name. No, my beautiful children are lying in bed […]
A New Age of Music? Vicci Martinez Brings Classic Sound To a Modern Time
The Triple Door peaks above rainy hills in the downtown streets of Seattle. It’s one of Seattle’s most visited of late nightspots. I myself have been there on four occasions over the past two and a half years, and I […]
Sweet Dreams: No Sugar Added

You know the phrase “sweets for the sweet.” Does the saying apply to you and your kids? It probably does, and probably more than you think. Refined sugar and other artificial sweeteners are items that have infiltrated our diet and […]
The S-E-X Talk
This article originally ran as part of an ongoing column, “The Accidental Parent.” The column is about a life-long bachelor, Michael Stusser, and his engagement to Vanessa, the mother of 11-year-old twins. The essays follow his marriage, cohabitation, and blending […]
Postpartum Depression: What You Can Do
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series by Dr. Bennett. The first article, an overview of Post-Partum Depression, can be found in our December 3 issue by following this link: Post-Partum Depression: What You Need To Know. […]
Dates With Dad

As a father, sometimes it’s hard to go back to my childhood and remember what’s it like to be a child. To think and act like child again is difficult unless I make myself available to my two boys and […]