Tag: fathers
member name: Clay Nichols
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February 01, 2007 01:05 AM EST --
My mother-in-law is presiding over one of the most unique and touching raffles that I have ever seen. Spread out on a table in front of her are about fifty pieces of costume jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, . . .
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January 19, 2007 10:17 AM EST --
I desperately want my son to love books. He's a third grader now, and he can read independently, but he'd much rather be out on his new skateboard trying to fracture something. I don't . . .
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January 21, 2007 04:11 PM EST --
A recent trip to the toy store had me wondering: what the hell happened to dolls? The "fashion doll" aisle is dominated by the buxom "Barbie" and the even more tawdry, er, sassy . . .
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September 25, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
Serving alcohol at a kid's birthday party (to the adults, mostly)? An absolute requirement? A really bad idea? Both?
We're filming a segment on this topic in the DadLab Studio today. . . .
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March 27, 2007 11:43 PM EDT --
I don't know if this is a universal dad thing, but I am the family photographer. Period. In that role I have taken thousands of pictures of my wife and kids. There are shoeboxes stuffed . . .
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May 09, 2007 12:31 AM EDT --
Mother’s Day. Give mom a card, breakfast in bed, handmade presents from the kids – all cute as a button. But let’s face it. This day just isn’t getting the job . . .
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April 03, 2007 12:20 AM EDT --
Oprah Winfrey has selected Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road as the latest selection to her book club. I cannot imagine a more unlikely choice, but I’m impressed.
I finished the book . . .
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July 09, 2008 08:56 AM EDT --
I was feeling a little nostalgic and drifting back through years of family summer vacation pictures, including those I have just recently taken. It struck me in this viewing that the children change . . .
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January 30, 2008 12:26 PM EST --
Day one was marked by a clear sense of unease, a nervousness just beneath the surface. I first picked up on this when I began dinner preparations. Coop, who usually busies himself with . . .
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January 25, 2007 01:12 AM EST --
Recent census data reveals that married women are now in the minority. For many, I think this is an amusing and/or satisfying indication of how empowered women have become. Articles offering . . .
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July 31, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
According to mainstream media, parenting is a bit like trying to carry an enormous cardboard box with nothing but a cannon ball in it: minor shifts precipitate a sudden problem. At the moment, the . . .
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January 29, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
I took one look at the thing and sprained both ankles and fractured my tibia.
Because skateboards are not nearly unstable and dangerous enough, someone went ahead and invented the Ripstik . . .
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February 03, 2008 01:21 PM EST --
This is officially Not Funny Anymore. The little punks have given me this flu garbage. I've had it. I surrender. They can have McDonalds every night, and watch all the TV they want. . . .
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March 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
What use is it for a blogger to go to Disney, if not to come back and write a long, snarky takedown of the Happiest Place on Earth? So here it comes.
I didn't like the coffee.
Is that . . .
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May 28, 2008 11:13 AM EDT --
With Father's Day approaching, it's time to look back to see how the institution of fatherhood has fared in the last 365. What are your nominees for the most significant moment in fatherhood in . . .
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May 16, 2007 11:07 PM EDT --
I would have covered this title sooner, but the review copy disappeared from my desk the minute I brought it home, and I just recently got it back. My nine-year-old took one peek in between the . . .
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June 13, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
At DadLabs we are committed to raising sensitive, expressive, creative, and empathetic children. One of the best ways to nurture these traits in your kid is through art. It's important to encourage . . .
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January 23, 2007 11:30 AM EST --
On a recent evening, as a result of my strict Parents Shouldn't Watch Practice policy, I found myself with an hour or so to kill, so I wandered on over to the local chain bookstore. I don't . . .
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May 22, 2007 11:42 PM EDT --
Somebody recently asked me, "what are the five things that nobody tells a guy about being a dad?" Things like not seeing movies in the theatre any more, or "slight" changes in your . . .
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June 20, 2007 12:11 AM EDT --
Summer is the season of boredom. Just ask my eight-year-old. Despite his frequent and high-pitched and really annoying protestations to the contrary, I think that boredom is a good thing. Boredom . . .
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