I Promise to Show Up for You
My child, I hope you know you can count on this: I will show up for you. I will show…
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My child, I hope you know you can count on this: I will show up for you. I will show…
Continue ReadingAs a father of four boys, you may imagine that life is hectic from time to time for me. While…
Continue ReadingWe’re nearing the end of club baseball/softball season, and the burnout is real. The time away from home, burning through…
Continue ReadingI don’t have a boss. And I’m glad I don’t. Because if someone came to evaluate my motherhood, I’m not…
Continue ReadingMy daughter napped in three places during our first two weeks home: the stroller, the car, or, more often than…
Continue Reading“I’m so sorry to cancel our dinner together this weekend, but my husband is sick and my baby is teething…
Continue Reading“I left my window open hoping someone would come by to visit,” my husband’s grandmother remarked. On a recent visit…
Continue ReadingHave you ever gone silent? Not while giving the silent treatment, not suddenly mute, not quiet in thought . .…
Continue ReadingI often hear having young kids described as “being in the trenches,” and soldiers often express a camaraderie they feel…
Continue ReadingDear husbands, Thank you for showing up when we can’t. You scoop the poop, cut the grass and change the…
Continue ReadingWhen I was two, my parents' marriage ended. It was over before I was even born, sadly. He left for…
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