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  04/25/2017

  Reflections on the Eve of Your Ninth Birthday

  This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. Man! It’s been a long time since I’ve updated this blog! Tomorrow, my oldest turns 9. Nine years ago tomorrow, I became a father. In honor of this occasion, I thought I’d write down some thoughts and reflections on fatherhood. Surprisingly, when I sat down to write, my…

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  04/17/2016

  Single-Serving Parent Friends

  This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. At one point in Fight Club (1999), Edward Norton’s character says the following in a voice-over: Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on…

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  03/28/2016

  All You Need is Love

  This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. I’ve been thinking a lot about love lately. Especially in terms of this quote attributed to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble, and there is always time.” Like so much of what ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has said and written, they are incredibly simple words that…

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  03/13/2016

  Transitional Troubles

  This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. I’ve never liked the terms “Terrible Twos” or “Terrible Threes.” They feel too much like catch-all labels for a certain timeframe when a lot of parents seem to go through some similar-ish struggles with their kids. It makes it too tempting to just throw the label on…