This may sound silly, but do you talk to your children on a consistent basis? Not just talk, but communicate? Is there ever a time when you are sharing the same space, and you don’t talk? As your children get older it is more common to be caught up in the tasks at hand (especially […]
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Pass On What You Have Learned
Most of us have heard of the idea of oral histories, and passing down traditions and family legacies. I have a feeling though, if you’re like me, that the concept is not instinctively on your mind – especially after the first three years of being a father are behind you. The responsibility of being a […]
New Years Eve – Year in Review
“What are you doing New Years… New Years Eve?!” –Frank Loesser (made famous by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Donny Osmond, and Harry Connick, Jr.) As much as Christmas Traditions are often passed down from generation to generation because of the wonder and amazement of the Christmas Season, I don’t want to leave out the importance […]
Do You Want to Go Fast, or really, really Fast?!
I work with a gentleman who is a few years older than I, divorced, and recently has found the joy of children, whether seeing them in the restaurant, out “riding the bike” (as he says), or taking pictures of families – as is his new hobby. He seems to have had a good home life, […]