For all you dads out there who are in the NYC area here’s an interesting fatherhood conference to check out: “A Father’s Shoes: Exploring the Evolving Role of Fatherhood in the 21st Century.” Glad to see we’re not the only ones thinking about the evolution. Anyway, the conference is on April 12th, at the Grace…
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Tidy, tidy, tidy, mess, Mess, MESS!
While mopping up my younger son’s vomit off of the kitchen floor, I found myself reflecting on the events of the past twenty-four hours. No, nothing earth shattering here, just a great example about what so often happens to the best laid plans and how, as much as we like to lead neat and tidy…
The Fuel That Propels the Project
This morning, after having spent most of yesterday away from home filming Dr. Kyle Pruett in New Haven, CT (more on this later!) my four-year-old son had all sorts of questions about why I am making this film. I explained to Charlie that the purpose of the film is to get more dads involved with…
We Are All Connected
One of the things I enjoy the most about the evolution of The Evolution of Dad are the myriad of awesome people I continually come across on a daily basis due to this site. Here’s a sampler from last week. The other night I had the great pleasure of speaking to a New Jersey couple…
We Live In The Valley of Elah
Last night I watched the film In the Valley of Elah and have been haunted ever since. This is an important film on so many levels. The reason I’m writing about it here is more than it being a strong commentary about the Iraq war or how young men can so easily be shaped into…
Service and Servitude
On Saturday we took our boys to a family friend’s birthday party. It was held at a facility that does catered birthdays as well as daycare on the weekdays. About halfway through the festivities I picked up Jamie to change him and found that the only place suitable to do so was in one of…
Are Moms and Dads Really Ready For Change?
A few days back I was talking with a working mom who is newly pregnant. She’s someone I really like and respect. Anyway, I asked her what she intended to do regarding maternity leave and she told me she expected that she would take a few weeks off from work. I then asked about her…
When Life Creeps In…
This morning my four-year-old son, Charlie, wanted to be in his room, playing by himself without the nuisance of his fifteen-month-old brother and he has that right. The only problem was that when Charlie shut the door he didn’t seem to notice that Jamie’s tender little fingers were in the crease. I was a few…
Attention: Dads Who Home School Their Kids
For those of you dads out there who are home schooling your kids, the below note from a woman, named Ponnie Cousins, might be of interest to you: I am currently working on an ebook to encourage and help single parents home school. I have been gathering stories and sadly to say they are all…