Tag: fathers
group name: practicalmom
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June 08, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
The wonderful Father in my life is the Father to my children. He has been a wonderful father. This wonderful man taught our daughters to fish, hunt, drive a car and he loved to play with them. He would . . . more
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February 01, 2007 01:05 AM EST --
My mother-in-law is presiding over one of the most unique and touching raffles that I have ever seen. Spread out on a table in front of her are about fifty pieces of costume jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, . . . more
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March 27, 2007 11:43 PM EDT --
I don't know if this is a universal dad thing, but I am the family photographer. Period. In that role I have taken thousands of pictures of my wife and kids. There are shoeboxes stuffed . . . more
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July 09, 2008 08:56 AM EDT --
I was feeling a little nostalgic and drifting back through years of family summer vacation pictures, including those I have just recently taken. It struck me in this viewing that the children change . . . more
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May 09, 2007 12:31 AM EDT --
Mother’s Day. Give mom a card, breakfast in bed, handmade presents from the kids – all cute as a button. But let’s face it. This day just isn’t getting the job . . . more
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September 25, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
Serving alcohol at a kid's birthday party (to the adults, mostly)? An absolute requirement? A really bad idea? Both?
We're filming a segment on this topic in the DadLab Studio today. . . . more
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May 28, 2008 11:13 AM EDT --
With Father's Day approaching, it's time to look back to see how the institution of fatherhood has fared in the last 365. What are your nominees for the most significant moment in fatherhood in . . . more
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June 13, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
At DadLabs we are committed to raising sensitive, expressive, creative, and empathetic children. One of the best ways to nurture these traits in your kid is through art. It's important to encourage . . . more
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July 31, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
According to mainstream media, parenting is a bit like trying to carry an enormous cardboard box with nothing but a cannon ball in it: minor shifts precipitate a sudden problem. At the moment, the . . . more
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September 18, 2007 10:31 PM EDT --
A significant watershed in my parenting life has been reached. Two of my kids have soccer games this weekend. At the same time.
I'll be with my oldest. I'm sure it will be a . . . more
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February 01, 2007 01:45 AM EST --
Due Dads: The Man's Survival Guide to Pregnancy the DVD the I wrote, produced and co-host has won a "2007 Best Products" Award from iParenting Media in the "Just for Dad" category . . . more
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May 16, 2007 11:07 PM EDT --
I would have covered this title sooner, but the review copy disappeared from my desk the minute I brought it home, and I just recently got it back. My nine-year-old took one peek in between the . . . more
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June 20, 2007 12:11 AM EDT --
Summer is the season of boredom. Just ask my eight-year-old. Despite his frequent and high-pitched and really annoying protestations to the contrary, I think that boredom is a good thing. Boredom . . . more
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July 04, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
My family has been away on vacation for the past week, leaving me behind to have a career. For a family man, time away from the domestic cohabitants is always disorienting, but remaining behind . . . more
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January 29, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
I took one look at the thing and sprained both ankles and fractured my tibia.
Because skateboards are not nearly unstable and dangerous enough, someone went ahead and invented the Ripstik . . . more
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March 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
What use is it for a blogger to go to Disney, if not to come back and write a long, snarky takedown of the Happiest Place on Earth? So here it comes.
I didn't like the coffee.
Is that . . . more
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May 22, 2007 11:42 PM EDT --
Somebody recently asked me, "what are the five things that nobody tells a guy about being a dad?" Things like not seeing movies in the theatre any more, or "slight" changes in your . . . more
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October 03, 2007 11:59 PM EDT --
Who am I? Am I me, or am I the guy kiting hot checks at the mall?
My feelings for telemarketers, phone pollsters and other strangers calling the house are downright pathological. If callers refuse . . . more
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December 03, 2007 10:46 PM EST --
When my oldest was entering Kindergarten, there was just one thing that I really wanted him to learn – not reading or math or social studies or science. Good values are fine and all, and . . . more
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September 11, 2007 02:26 PM EDT --
Nothing screams family and early childhood like Las Vegas. So I guess it is no surprise that the organizers of the ABC Kids Expo hold their annual trade show in Sin City. Every year, manufacturers . . . more
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