Tag: Fatherhood
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Keeping Up With The Joneses
A few weeks ago, my 6-year-old yanked out his loose front tooth, leaving a trail of blood droplets on the floor. That night, the tooth fairy did her thing and I went to bed smiling, excited to see the joy on Sam’s face when he woke up the next morning. Like most of us, he…
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The Case Against “Smart”
What does “smart” mean, really? Within the context of formal education, it seems to indicate some variation on the phrase “good at school.” But when we break it down, does that mean you’re a good reader? A good writer? A Math whiz? A test-taking machine? Oxford’s etymology: “… related to the verb, the original sense…
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Dear Friend Who’s About to Have a Kid: Life is About to Get Simple
Dear Friend Who’s About to Have a Kid, As an expectant father, most of what you’ve been told is that parenting is really hard. Other synonyms: difficult, tough, challenging, life-altering, impossible, a grind. But “hard” seems to be the adjective of choice for the modern, unsolicited advice-giving parent, usually along with a sigh and a…
