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Dear Sam (name changed for anonymity), When I did not hear back from you through any of the contact information I had, I reached out to your dad. He informed me that there has been an estrangement between you and that he has no way of contacting you. I don’t know whether to interpret your … Continue reading To a young man from whom I am estranged
One thing I failed to reckon with prior to becoming a parent is the strength of my desire to protect my children from pain. In many ways this is a good desire, but like all desires, it needs to be tempered. By which I don’t mean that we beat or starve our children, but that … Continue reading 3 Things You Don’t Want For Your Kids But Should As School Starts Back
What is masculinity?
With 4 kids at age 10 and under, I’m up for any parenting strategy that might save my sanity. Currently, I’m considering giving my kids 10 “daddy dollars” every morning and every time they ask me a question, they have to pay me a dollar. While this means I would have to answer forty questions … Continue reading Gentle Parenting and Tough Love: Doomed Parenting Strategies
Nathan Writes 