Tag: life's questions
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Cultivating Leadership: What We Want Our Sons to Know
As fathers of young children, we are not just nurturing children; we are shaping future leaders. This responsibility brings us to the pivotal question: What makes a good leader? In addressing this, we hope to guide our kids towards embodying these essential qualities. [Please note that I am a father of three young sons. I…
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Embracing Mistakes as Stepping Stones
What life lesson do I wish I had learned earlier that I want to (hopefully) teach my sons, Spider-Man*, Bonecrusher*, and A-Bomb*? Life is a journey filled with ups and downs, and mistakes are an inevitable part of this journey. While many view mistakes as setbacks, they can be invaluable steppingstones to personal and professional…
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How Expectant Dads Can Predict the Future!
Now that my wife and I are in the third trimester of our pregnancy journey, our son has started to live up to his moniker, A-Bomb, with his massive front kicks and gravity-defying in utero flips. Gentlemen, have you ever wished you had a crystal ball to predict the future? Well, if your partner, like…
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Let It Go!!!
Life is full of ups and downs, and it’s inevitable that we’ll face situations where we feel wronged or slighted. While it’s natural to feel hurt, holding onto grudges can be more harmful than we realize. It affects not only ourselves, but those we love as well. As a father, I’ve come to understand the…
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Crying Over Spilled Milk
While reading about random “National Days”, I noticed that February 11th was listed as National Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. First, I thought that was something strange to “celebrate”, but then I thought more about what that (perhaps overused) proverb represents. Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk–Huh? As a parent of two very small children,…
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We are in a book! (Review)–With an Update!
We Are in a Book! (Scholastic Inc, ISBN 978-1338714593) is in the series of Elephant & Piggie books, in which Spider-Man* and Bonecrusher* have recently taken interest (much to the dismay of dear ol’ Dad). This story, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book awardee, follows Gerald the elephant and Piggie (yes, a pig who apparently…
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Why Now?
Why would an ol’ geezer like me become a Dad now? What was I thinking?!?!? Becoming a first-time Dad in my 40s… I had a work colleague who became a “primetime” parent in their 40s, and they told me it made them feel young. They were lying, or delusional, or maybe on some form of…