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• My Wife Wrote a Guest Post (Spoiler Alert: She Loves Me Too)

  

  Ever since Oren started blogging he has asked me to write a guest post. I would be venting or kvelling about one thing or another and he always, under his... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Chemo Talk

  And there you have it, the new normal of chemo. The first day after the first treatment, I was awake for about an hour throughout the day. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fall

  

  I prefer it when things go according to plan, to be honest. Although I had written two blog posts about embracing mortality, there was always a plan: The... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Zen and the Art of Simply Breathing

  

  Breathe in, breathe out. Not so difficult, is it? Still around, folks. Here's a joke. I heard it in a too-hot stand-up tent on the last day of the Phoenix... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cancer

  Boom. On Friday, 5/30/14, I found out I had a Stage 4 lung cancer. People in my condition have about a year to live on average, and treatment is now limited to... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Favorite YouTube Video

  

  But first, the runner up. Because it's all about the innocence of children, and about the temptation of the dark side (and we all know that once you're on that... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Capable Dads, Lunch Masterpieces, and the Politics of Kids: Fatherhood Newsletter

  

  This week's roundup includes an amazing response to BuzzFeed, a cool lunchbox project, a cool lunch notes project, and speaking of cool, me, in a sweater,... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Art Museums, Diversity in Children's Books, and Things Girls Should Know:...

  

  I took a break, but now I'm back. My parents were here, and our rental home is keeping me busy, and there's always something to do in the new house we've... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Go to an Art Museum with Young Kids

  

  Nearly 20 years ago, after I just moved to London and before I found a job, I used to walk around a lot and experience life on my own. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My (Winning) #LatteRomeo #StarbucksVia Video

  

  This is a sponsored post, in conjunction with Starbucks and Life of Dad, LLC. I was provided with samples packets of Starbucks VIA® Latte, and received... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Working Dads, Stay at Home Dads, and Bus Stop Pajamas: Weekly Fatherhood...

  

  This week's roundup includes stories about working dads, stay-at-home dads, a warning about the biggest thread facing America: bus-stop pajamas, and more. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Being a Hiking Person

  

  It’s funny how we all grow up with certain ideas about ourselves and about the world. These ideas often have no basis in reality, but we assume they’re real,... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• They Don't Make Music Like They Used to (and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves Becaus...

  

  I have a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, and they listen to whatever music I listen to, and they like it, most of the time. But I live in fear. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fatherhood Newsletter: My Little Pony, Existentialism, and Drugs

  

  This week's roundup includes My Little Pony bullying, a toddler's existential crisis, a hunt for drugs in Vegas, a story about The Talk, and more. Please... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 5 Things I Will NOT Transfer to My Kids

  I love soccer. As a kid, as soon as I got home from school and had something to eat, I ran downstairs, where all the neighborhood kids would gather, and we all... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Daughter's Olympics Dream

  We parked at 6pm and walked to the ice-skating rink. My 3-year-old--almost 4-year-old--girl was very excited. She saw the skaters and the dancers at the Winter... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Who Said Roughing It Has to Be Rough? Truck Tents Let You Camp in Style

  

  Post on behalf of GM Camping is one of life's great pleasures. The sights, smells and sounds of nature can be therapeutic — until a rainstorm passes through... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Children's Hospital, Working Dads, and D.A.D.D

  

  This week's roundup includes a car talk with my curious son, a reflection from a dad about a children's hospital, a Funny or Die fatherhood video, a rant agains... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Growing Kids, the Evil Agenda of Frozen, and a Sta...

  

  This week's roundup includes talking with kids about tough subjects, the hidden agenda behind Frozen, dealing with growing kids, and a very cool Star Wars... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Four Tips to Help You Juggle Parenting with Studying

  Post on behalf of Ivory Research With the economy still uncertain, more and more adults are going back to college or university in order to gain a... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING