Category: Parenting
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Leaning Forward
Have you ever noticed your parent’s music collection? I’m sure many of you have been subject to your parents playing music for you while you were growing up. For my father, in his time, it was records. And my father’s collection was mostly based on 70’s and 80’s rock. I remember the most recent thing…
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Pink is a girls color?
“Pink is a girls color”. “Where did you get that shirt, the women’s section?” “Why are your nails painted?” “Are your ears pierced?” The pink and blue thing has an interesting history. It wasn’t until between 1950 and 1990 that pink was declared a “girl” color. That is relatively recent, and as you can see…
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An Observation of Step Parenting
Since this is the week that my eldest son goes off to college, there has been a great deal of reflection. As I have blogged about before, my son split time between my wife and I’s house, and his mothers. During all of that time, one of the things that became really obvious, is that…
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Eldest son is leaving for college…is that what this feeling is?
So, it might not coming to a huge shock to those parents out there that have had the wonderful opportunity to send your child away to school. This is that week for me. And I am finding it much more difficult in ways I didn’t expect. A little background, my son splits his time with…
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A boy and his family
This is the story of a boy, Jacob, and his family. Maria and Joakim (Mom and Dad) and Sarah (Sister). The first time I met this family was at a mutual friends house for a picnic or a party, I don’t remember which. I arrived with my family (wife and two youngest boys). As I…
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Using the past, without becoming the past
One of the more regular fears admitted to me by friends that are parents worrying about becoming their parents. I know I have said that out loud to myself on countless occasions. Because as I look back, I judge decisions that were made by my parents during their time, from my own time. How many…