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Dads of the Roundtable, Part 2: What We Wish We Knew
This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. Happy Father’s Day Week! Thanks for joining us for part 2 of the Dads of the Roundtable! If you missed the first part describing what this is all about and where all the dads introduced themselves, please go check it out by clicking here. The next two…
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Dads of the Roundtable, Part 1: Meet the Dads!
This post was originally published on my PhDadBlog. Happy Father’s Day! About a month ago, I had the idea of setting up a roundtable discussion among a number of dads I know. I blasted the idea out on Facebook to gather volunteers who would be willing to share their experiences about being a dad and…
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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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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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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…
Munib Rezaie, PhD 