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There comes moments in life, moments when you feel utterly helpless. Moments when someone close to you is breaking, fragmented, shattered. Moments when all you want is to desperately reach out to that person and hold them. Try to make everything go away, just give them peace. Comfort and peace and a safe place to […]

I came across this video via BoingBoing - I couldn’t make it through the first minute. I don’t want to judge this guy, ’cause, y’know, glass houses, stones… But, wow, this seems like something worth talking about. I would never do what he’s doing, but as a dad, I’ve taken my share of risks with […]

Our son M was two and a half when we met him at his orphanage in Moscow. When we brought him outside to the playground, one of the first things he did was pick up a stick, assume a shooting stance, and yell, “Ba-ba! Ba-ba! Ba-ba!” like a machine gun. That’s right: he was just […]

I should start off by saying that I’m friends with a carseat inspector.  Here in MA, you can go to various fire and police stations and have your carseat installed for free by a certified carseat inspector.  A lot of places also offer free clinics throughout the year.
When we first switched from the bucket seat […]

There’s a fun new Dad-written community blog out there called Dad-o-matic. Chris Brogan has created a place where large handfuls of dads can join together in one spot to talk about all things related to parenting.

Part 1: Nut Free Schools?
Earlier in the week one of the Dad-o-matic contributors, Adjustafresh, wrote about nuts and […]

A typical day with Max now includes a minimum of 30 tantrums, staunch refusals to use the potty, and so much whining I want to stab my eardrums out.
At almost-three, this child of mine is asserting himself in all that he does. He is fiercely independent, maddeningly stubborn - an amplified version of all he […]

There’s talk across the internet about the big yellow bus, school shopping, lunch preparations, and morning routines. ‘Tis the season, folks.
The start of the school year brings with it the usual sadness that summer’s screeching to a halt, and a heart stopping anxiety about sending my 8 year-old into a school crawling with […]

Last night, fully half of my two-year old girl’s dinner came from our yard — blackberries and blueberries and fennel that I’d picked while I was grilling food for the rest of us.
Since my wife brings home the mastodon after she’s hunted it down, I guess it makes sense that I’m the gatherer of the […]

I was sitting alone on a bench by a duck pond, our ignored lunch by my side, while my two-year old daughter Fern, a dozen yards away, slowly fed her rice cake to an indulgent Canada goose. I suppose I must have looked like a safe parent, because just then a chummy 10-year old girl […]

About six months ago my husband and I decided it was time to add a pool to our backyard. We live in Arizona so outside activities are limited during the summer when it’s 115 degrees in the shade! Our twins are just shy of four years old so they are not quite ready for museums […]