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 …
Tag Archive: Fatherhood
Sep
18
Parenting: A Change in Technique
Last week my wife came home after spending a weekend with the kids at a relative’s house and once the kids went to bed, she announced a revelation of sorts to me. She told me that she felt that she was too easy on the kids and that I have become numb to the point …
Sep
14
Football Sunday – Ruined Again
Ok..so in my last post I said that I would do everything possible to finish by noon yesterday so I can sit in front of the TV and spend the day watching football. I was certainly done by noon and even had time to get some additional things done for Carrie. I got all of …
Sep
10
Fatherhood Has Changed My Football Sundays
Fatherhood has screwed up so many of my plans for life and I can deal with it for the most part BUT Sunday is football day! I remember a time when I would wake up, maybe get out of bed, maybe even shower and then spend the day watching football, uninterrupted. There were times when …
Sep
08
Fatherhood’s Perfect Dream and Nightmare
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 …
Sep
04
The Last Weekend of Summer
Here it is folks, the last weekend of summer. A time for family to spend one more weekend grilling. This week has been a tremendously tough one and the weekend is eagerly anticipated! This past week I transferred to the company headquarters (60 miles away), worked at least 10 hours each day and Carrie had …
Aug
29
A Simple Foot Washing Technique
I hear splashing in the bathroom which we all know isn’t good when you have small children. I go into the bathroom to see what is going on because the last that I knew, Carrie was in there brushing her teeth. Corey just felt the desire to place his feet (even though this shot is …
Aug
28
This Father Cannot Wait for School
School time is quickly approaching here in NJ and this father cannot wait! Although I am not the one home with the children, I receive the result of my wife’s frustration. This year Nicky will be in the 1st grade and Jordy will be in Pre-K classes 3 days per week. This is will be …
Aug
17
A Father’s Place of Serenity
As a father of three kids 6 years old and younger, I do not have many places in which I can go to escape the craziness in my home. There is 1 place that I go in which I truly wish not to be bothered and that is the bathroom! Why is it that any …
Aug
16
Fatherhood Makes Me Think…..
Since I entered fatherhood on July 23, 2003, I have thought back a lot to my childhood. I always saw my father as larger then life. I never looked at him as a person; he was my dad. He was the guy that taught me things, played with me, helped me, yelled at me, punished …
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