Dear… Well, son, you’ve heard your name, but for readers of this column, let’s save that information for when you’re born. Yours is a name we think you’ll like as the years go by. It’s something of a family name […]
Letter to My Unborn Son
Floored By Fatherhood
The instant I saw my daughter’s face for the first time, I almost fell over. Slammed directly in the chest with the proverbial two by four, I stood there enamored, trying to breathe. I stammered out her name in a […]
12 Things I Never Have to Do Again
Guest blogger Paul Starke: As any new parent will tell you, having a baby means dozens of new responsibilities that are rewarding, yes–but also exhausting and time consuming. But what I didn’t realize is that in addition to the obvious […]
Welcoming Young Dads To Fatherhood Party
In the mid-1990’s, I was a dad of a teenage daughter and three other children under ten. Through my involvement in various fatherhood events in the Seattle area, I heard about the “Welcome To Fatherhood Party” from a dad named […]