I found The Daddy Shift in the library recently and was gratified to discover that it didn’t suck. Far from it. I’m only two chapters in, but author Jeremy Adam Smith is fantastically adept at highlighting the challenges that men and women face in the shifting landscape of parenting, equity, and gender roles.
Turns out [...]
Pirate Tattoos
Oct 8
These “temporary” pirate tattoos never come off. Seriously, my daughter has had one of these on her leg for three weeks and ten baths. Still as crisp as the day it went on. Just another example of how you get what you pay for. I’m starting to get a little weary of explaining why she’s [...]
Kids are the ultimate existentialists. They will force you to reduce to essentials every day and twice on Sunday. The ceaseless stream of “why” only gets more probing, more teleological, until you reach the sort of stupor that comes from reading too much Paul Ricouer after drinking a Tom Collins or two among friends. You [...]
No one knows more than me how difficult it is to keep track of kids. One minute you’re looking for the Cointreau and the next you’re running down the street with one shoe, yelling the name of a child that you hope is, in fact, the name of your child. Good times.
These little tattoos are [...]
Say It With Puppets
Sep 29
I believe in three things: the United States of America, mixed drinks, and puppetry. Puppets are awesome, because they allow you to project whatever emotion you want without risking your own ego. For dads, this is a godsend – you can be soft and gentle, be sensitive, and articulate difficult concepts. When that’s not called [...]