Tag Archives: fatherhood

Father-daughter-Beyoncé bonding

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

Conversations these days with my 15-year-old daughter go something like this: Abby (getting out of the car): “Can you write me a note? I’m going to be late for class.” Me: “You’re not going to be late. Just be quick.” … Continue reading →

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Regretting Ray Allen

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

It came up during Game 4 of the NBA finals. It came up last year too, and the year before that. It’ll probably come up annually from here on and sporadically between times for the rest of my son’s life. … Continue reading →

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That ’70s Room

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

Sometimes I have a hard time getting going. No, not that. Please: this is a family blog. I mean writing. Sometimes getting down to the writing is so difficult that I run out of things to do to avoid writing. … Continue reading →

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Basketball & Son

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

I’m watching basketball right now. There have been a couple of times in the past when I should have been writing but, you know, there was a basketball game on. So tonight I figured, why not watch this Toronto-Houston game … Continue reading →

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Who wants to play Cake-tionary?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

No, I don’t want an award or a pat on the back or a gift certificate for unlimited foot rubs just because I, a dad, did something that moms do all the time, because I know that makes the moms … Continue reading →

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In which I address the United Nations General Assembly on the subject of fatherhood

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Mr. Secretary-General, Mrs. Secretary-General, all the little Secretary-Generals: good morning. I stand before you today, resplendent in gabardine, wearing this pith helmet at a jaunty angle just so, in order to speak for the fathers of the world, a position … Continue reading →

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Running like my dad

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

The local kids were playing soccer. My son James and his cousin were watching as I stood nearby. The cousin started discussing the many sports his dad had played in high school: soccer, hockey, golf – and good at them … Continue reading →

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