Tag: parenting
-
-
On you two, too
Boys, It’s been a few since I’ve just riffed on you two. Koen, it’s your birthday week and your mom and I have a few things planned — more accurately, your mom has a few things planned — but one of the things is that we’re going to do a “yes day.” I would have…
-
On Deb
Boys, I’ve written and rewritten this post a dozen or so times because I know that when I send it out, I want the person that this post is about to understand exactly how we feel about her and what she has done with our family. I want her to know that she has been…
-
On Summer 2025 Mixtape Draft
Boys, In my drafts folder, I have started a handful of posts about a handful of things. So, instead of fighting through writer’s block and seeing things through, I am going to just hit you with a Summer 2025 Mixtape of things you both have been up to this year. Since this is a four-person…
-
On Reagan’s Golfing Debut
Someone once said that if you make golf as much of an experience as you do a sport, kids will want to keep playing. Feel like we’re on our way!
-
On Our Adam Sandler Phase
Relive the 90s with Adam Sandler’s hilarious CDs and movies like Happy Gilmore! Sharing these classics with my kids brings back memories of crude humor and carefree laughs. Discover why Sandler’s comedy still resonates and how it bonds generations through nostalgic, side-splitting fun.
-
On Our First Pinewood Derby
The Pinewood Derby race with Reagan was a challenging yet fun experience for the father-son duo. Despite challenges in car construction and performance, they enjoyed the process together. The father’s mishaps were met with the son’s understanding, highlighting the importance of bonding over outcomes rather than winning, embracing the journey instead.
-
On Navigating Parenthood
A father reflects on parenting, love, and giving advice—written for his boys to read someday.
-
On Leading Tiger Scouts
Reagan, I’m writing this ahead of our Tiger Scout meeting tonight where I will be leading your troop (den? pack?). Couple that with your troop/den/pack president(or leader or I’m new to this so I don’t know what anyone is called) is out sick, so not only will I be leading the class, but I’ll be…
-
On Your Mom Thinks I’m Her Final Boss
Marriages can be tricky. Maybe it’s just me, but along the way, my wife decided I’m the final boss standing in the way of a stress-free life.
From Ryan to Reagan and Koen 