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Where father knows less. Tuesday, May 22, 2007. A glimpse into the mind of a 6-year-old. At 6 years old, Maya isn’t just fascinating to watch, as she figures out how to navigate the world around her, she’s also a source of prime entertainment and unexpected wisdom. Ah, the pitfalls of kindergarten romance. Maya wrote: Thursday We had computer lab. I did freech ous. I did kid pix. (Translation: I did free choice. I did kid picks.). Rhonda said, yes, she would. Maya added I know that certainly Dad woul...
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Where father knows less. Saturday, September 27, 2003. Halloween just doesn't scare me. Every year about this time, we hear of parents objecting, in the name of Christianity, to the celebration of Halloween. Their assertion is that Halloween is the celebration or practice of witchcraft, forbidden by the Old Testament books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Count me as one dad who disagrees. We have been warned about the dangers of judging others. Later, there grew the Irish children's story of Jack, a villain s...
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Where father knows less. Friday, December 26, 2003. The hidden dad of Christmas. He’s all but missing from our songs, poems, stories, sermons, sacraments and celebrations, but I think he deserves better. From what little we know of him, I think he’s a heck of a guy. I think he just might have something to say to us the dads who follow him 20 centuries later. What makes him so special? So why do I think he’s such a great guy? When Danny and Hannah, my adopted children, first came into my life, I learned t...
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Where father knows less. Monday, December 11, 2006. Why do we do what we do? This is a season of traditions. The trees, lights, music, gifts, meals, gatherings: they’re all part of the cultural picture for most of us, and this family is no different. Except, this family is very different. All of which has me thinking that it’s not what you do or when or where you do it. It’s not how you do it or even who you do it with. It’s all about Why? And, I think, the answer to Why? When it comes to our traditions.
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Where father knows less. Monday, October 27, 2003. A perfect time and place to be a dad. One thing they never warn you about when they're preparing you for parenthood (meager as that preparation generally is) is the asking of the great unanswerable questions. From 2 to 10, kids excel at this. When my son Danny was 6 years old, he was a champ. Can we touch the moon? Do birds fly there? How high is the sky? Why can't I drink from the lake? How can something I can't see make me sick? How far down can you go?
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Where father knows less. Monday, October 22, 2007. Sometimes, if you listen with your non-parental ears, you catch your kids saying some insightful and important, if not downright, profound things. In this case, it’s 14-year-old Logan’s new favorite phrase, retort, complaint, commentary, epithet, challenge and insult: That’s bogus! But to my armchair philosopher ears (all men over 40 become philosophers of a sort, don’t we? There’s something in his That’s bogus! The profound: Think for a moment, how many...
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Where father knows less. Wednesday, September 29, 2004. A father's wish list. What, really, do we wish for our children? What is it we’re really willing to work to help them obtain or achieve? Health and happiness are the two quickest answers. Good education? Sure Some parents also mention values or character traits, such as toughness, honesty and a good work ethic. There’s one, however, that almost never gets mentioned, but is at the top of my priority list: spirituality. There is something more. I ...
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Where father knows less. Thursday, January 11, 2007. A son reminds a father about life's priorities. The following post is by Rev. Randy Woodley, posted at www.beliefnet.com/blogs/godspolitics/. I picked up my 11-year-old son from school the other day. The conversation was business as usual, until he shared how he was bored in class and wrote a letter to the president of the United States. Flabbergasted, I asked him if he would read it to me. Our actions leave our children, grandchildren, and subsequent ...
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Where father knows less. Monday, June 28, 2004. Wasn't the idea to honor our fathers on Father's Day? When the fat Sunday edition of the newspaper arrived on Father’s Day, I opened it to see what sort of tribute would be paid to American dads in 2004. The pickin’s were slim. Exactly. The feature story at least offered what the writers considered good things to say about their dads. I complained about this coverage to Rhonda and she suggested I compare it to the newspaper’s coverage of Mother’s Day. P...
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Where father knows less. Monday, April 16, 2007. A new project I'm working on. Http:/ letterstoourfathers.20m.com. I'm hoping you'll submit something about. Posted by Russell King @ Monday, April 16, 2007. Shop American Dad Here! The View from Here.
