This is the final weekend of summer and so we find ourselves once more upon the edge of the changing of the seasons. Change is good, for life is little more than our ability to adapt to our ever evolving situation but it can also be cumbersome. With change comes new challenges and obstacles and hardships. Change is a battle
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Parenting is not a color by the numbers situation. You will color outside the lines, your colors will smear together and at times it may seem like an artistically, unsalvageable mess. While I can’t actually verify that this is true for every other parent; I can say that these are the only parents I would wish to be friends with.
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Firstly, it is with great joy that I announce a small update to this blog; a dash of structure. While I believe that I could ramble on endlessly about my experiences with fatherhood, I fear that without at least a framework of direction that this blog will be nothing more than my ramblings. I would like to at least attempt
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Some kids are just born for this world, naturally gifted with the necessary attributes required to succeed in society. My oldest son is this way, he checks all the boxes. But then there are those who just aren’t designed to fit the mold. May I introduce my middle son. He’s naturally contrarian and stubborn as hell. I can tell him
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This week I took my oldest son on a 12 mile bike ride. It was miserably hot and we chose this route on a whim. What he didn’t expect was 6 miles of hill climbing. What I didn’t expect was that he would prove to be such a little badass. He was enthusiastic to start, followed by trepidatious, overwhelmed, exhausted
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Fatherhood is a journey upon a winding road with many ups and downs. Here, in no particular order, is my list of the top 10 most unexpected ups. 10. Kids are your biggest fans. It’s almost worth having a crap day at work just to experience redemption in the form of your children dog piling you the moment you get
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August is to summer what Sunday is to the weekend. You’re body is technically off work but your mind is already gearing up to hate life and endure the week ahead. If summer was rock and roll; June would be The Rolling Stones, July would be Guns and Roses and August would be Nickleback. If August was an Avenger, it
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