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… Continue Reading
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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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
A Dad’s Tale
One of the great rewards of making this project is to have so many fantastic people reaching out to us with their thoughts, their stories and their their determination to improve their families and the world. Below is pasted a note we recently received from a dad named Rich. We found it to be inspirational.… Continue Reading
The Daughter Who Wanted To Be A Dad
We’re always on the lookout for people to help with the project who are incredibly passionate about fatherhood. Meriel Shire is one such person. She grew up under the care of a divorced father and their bond is something very, very special. “When I was a little girl and I learned that I couldn’t be… Continue Reading
The #1 Reason Why Dads Get Involved
I’ve mentioned Jessica DeGroot from The Third Path Institute in these annals before and here I am doing so once again. Jessica is someone who truly understands the larger issues of what is happening regarding balancing family and work and I am ever so grateful for her contributions to the project. The reason I’m waxing… Continue Reading
Hang in there, Pat!
I just learned that one of the project’s contributors and a really great guy, Pat Gagnon, barely survived a horrible blaze that struck his apartment in Hoboken last week. Pat managed to get out of his three story apartment building but, sadly, his roommate was not so fortunate. Pat is currently resting in VT with… Continue Reading
Why Generation ‘Me’ is Going To Work For Us
There’s been a lot of writing lately regarding the new generation that’s crept into their Twenties and are now seeking their own slice of the American Pie. Words like ‘narcissistic’ and ‘most self centered’ are used fairly liberally towards this new crop of kids. What I also keep hearing is that this generation was brought… Continue Reading
Househusband Macho!
Mike Nobel, a songwriter from Maine recently sent me what he calls a ‘Stay-at-home Dad anthem’ and I think he might be onto something. Check out Househusband Macho! Besides being hilarious, what I really like about the song is that the husband is going to ‘get lucky’ that night. Works well with my research findings… Continue Reading
