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Mr Incredible and I just got back from several days without our kids.   It was nice, it was relaxing, and even though I did miss my kids, it was a wonderful way for us to reconnect and spend some down time.  We do have date nights every few weeks or so.  But, having days and […]

I recently shared the news on my personal blog that my marriage is ending. I know I don’t have to go into how devastated and frustrated and sad I feel. This is not something I would have ever wanted, yet it has become "the right thing." So, here I am, trying to do the right […]

This week I kicked off a new writing project on my personal blog. It’s another new effort to stay committed to a promise I made myself a few months ago. Inspired by x365.org, I will write 36 words about 365 people over 365 days. 36 because that’s my age. The process of developing a […]

Ever since I became a father, I’ve been the primary care-giver for my children, as well as the primary domestic engineer. My wife is happy to do housework, but she is far more capable of bringing home the bacon. This is perfect for me, as I happen to love what I do for my family: […]

It appears as though I am having a bit of a block when it comes to what to write about this week. I was whining to Cleatus about how I have nothing to tell y’all and he continued ignoring me like he always does when I talk about blogging. He is so helpful. BUT! Then […]

My wife had her appendix out this week.
It was an unexpected shock to her system, obviously, but also to our family unit. And though I’ve always respected single parents, being left alone with Boobaby for two days and then obliged to care for both baby and my convalescing wife for several more days has elevated […]

In reality, it comes and goes, ebbs and flows. I have days where it is all I think about, where I’m obsessed and worried and a plain old freak about it. But then I’ll go through days, weeks even, where I don’t think about it - and I’m calm, rational, sane.
Still, the topic won’t go […]

Today, February 25, our Andrew turns 21. On this day 21 years ago, we didn’t know that we were having a son. That was before everything and everyone was tested.
I wasn’t sure I wanted a son, wasn’t sure I could do that. A daughter would have been fine (I thought then), but a son? I […]

Did you know that parenting books are a multi-million dollar a year enterprise? New parents, seasoned parents or hopeful parents, we’re flocking to parenting books like flies to … you get the idea.
I’ve got a few books on my shelf titled “How To Parent Your …” or “Six Easy Steps To …”. […]

I fell for my husband as a 20 year old college student. It started as a crush and morphed into a friendship. We sat in cafes. We wrote poetry. We listened to the Indigo Girls and Neil Young and Tom Waits. We explored our city and we fell in love.
We […]