Tag Archive: children

Oct 02

Things Haven’t Changed

Again I decided to write after a long absence. I figured that if there is anybody left reading my blog following my constant long periods of nothing, that person deserves an update! Life is as crazy as it ever was with 3 kids in school, 2 kids taking Marital Arts classes and 1 taking dance …

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Oct 02

Back to School:Bring On the Germs

It has only been about 3 weeks since my two older kids went back to school and already we (everyone but the baby) have had a stomach flu which finally seems to have run its course and now my 5yo and the baby have some kind of cold or something. It is truly amazing…..we didn’t …

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Oct 05

Marriage and Fatherhood – The Slow Decay of Machismo

Me after marriage

Marriage means many different things to many different people. Most of these things are indeed great but some of them….well not so great. Over the last few days, I have realized that any measurable quantity of machismo I once possessed has been lost. I have never been known as the typical “Guy’s Guy” but never …

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Sep 28

Fatherhood Means Poop On The Floor

Dropping deuces everywhere he goes!

Yes, the title says it all: FATHERHOOD MEANS POOP ON THE FLOOR! The wife and I have been delaying our potty training of Corey until the other kids went off to school and so far Corey has been great. It has been about 2 weeks now and he has had minimal accidents which surprises me …

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Sep 24

When Did Parents Become Pansies?

I don’t know what made me think of this but all day I was wondering “when did parents become pansies?”.  By this I mean, when did parenting become what it is today? Parents now worry about things unthinkable when we (parents born in the 70′s or before) were babies, toddlers and little kids. This is …

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Sep 08

Fatherhood’s Perfect Dream and Nightmare

The Face on an Angel but the Mind of...something else!

Jordan-Rose (Jordy) just turned four in May and it has been both GREAT and well….NOT SO GREAT. From the time she was born she was certainly a handful. Soon after birth she was diagnosed with “Acid Reflux”, lucky us. I quickly learned that “Acid Reflux” was a synonym for many words, including pain in the …

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