Our Story Begins: The Breakdown Moment
Our Story Begins: The Breakdown Moment “Your kids are so polite!” That line gets said a lot. My oldest daughter, Abbi, even got it from her boss when she brought one of my twin boys, Noah, to work one day. “Your brother is so polite!” She got the very common response all of us [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Daddy Style: 4 Easy Desserts You Can Make From Scratch
Our Story Begins: Daddy Style: 4 Easy Desserts You Can Make From Scratch I spend a lot of my time in my house cooking. Sure, I get it, lots of you out there are the same way, but I’ve come to determine that the amount of sugar, preservatives, and God knows what else is in [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Spreading The Wealth
Our Story Begins: Spreading The Wealth In spite of the common theory in my household, I am but a single person with the ability to only be in one place at one time. But that’s not how the world is set up. You can tell me about how the world is far better for working [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Taking A Chance..Good Enough Mother Style!
Our Story Begins: Taking A Chance.. Good Enough Mother Style! I’m going to take inspiration today from closer to home. Well, closer to the heart, maybe. From the Head GEM herself, Rene. Earlier this week she posted about taking a chance…a REALLY BIG chance. She was talking about her opening up and letting the [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: The Mommy Montage.. A Dad’s Perspective
Our Story Begins: The Mommy Montage.. A Dad’s Perspective I read an article recently published in the Atlantic that had me more than little conflicted. The article, which has the best of messages, talks about the “mommy montage” and how not every parent sees raising their children as being a moment on “cloud nine.” The author, [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Of Tampons And Trust
Our Story Begins: Of Tampons And Trust Well it finally happened . . . My middle daughter came to the conclusion that it’s okay to let her father help her deal with the problems of her period. Understand Hannah was in the unfortunate position of having to deal with her first period just a [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Of Parenting And Problems.. What Makes You Worry?
Our Story Begins: Of Parenting And Problems.. What Makes You Worry? What makes you worry? I don’t mean the bills you have or haven’t paid or the laundry that needs to be done or the holes in the knees of your kids’ pants. Those are all legitimate worries, certainly, but I’m talking [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: What Is And What Should Never Be
Our Story Begins: What Is And What Should Never Be Two years have passed. So have 20. Those are two very different but very similar numbers for me. You see, 20 years ago, almost to the day now, I married Andrea Andrews. She was a bottle of fire, a blonde bombshell with a dazzling smile [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Motherless Children (VIDEO)
Our Story Begins: Motherless Children (VIDEO) Motherless child. Widower. Those words are apt adjectives in my household, sure. The problem I have is that so many people try to define all five of us by one of those terms. Abbi, Hannah, Noah and Sam – my four children – are motherless children.
Read More →Our Story Begins: Time And Truth.. The Lowdown On Fast Food And Families
Our Story Begins: Time And Truth.. The Lowdown On Fast Food And Families An article in The Atlantic speaks of a UCLA study by two anthropologists who studied the way families interact and eat. What they found wasn’t encouraging. Families not only spend less time eating together, they also eat more pre-packaged and convenience foods. Worse [...]
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