Getting out of bed was the first step

, May 20, 2013

Man, I did not want to get out of bed this morning. Since today is the last day of the long weekend, it’s also the only day I’ve got left to finish all the work I’m meant to get done by tomorrow. Which probably wasn’t the best plan in hindsight, but there you are. It’s […]


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Thank you for giving a despairing post a very uplifting response

, May 15, 2013

Yesterday’s post about Tim Bosma and fatherhood got more visitors and traffic than anything else I’ve ever posted. Several hundred of you paid a visit, and a few of you were kind enough to share it. I really appreciate it. I mentioned how self-conscious I was about sharing these thoughts in the first place, and […]


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Tim Bosma and the most important, awful promise a father can make

, May 14, 2013

I’m not the kind of guy who likes to play “it could have been me” with the headlines. It’s not that I think the people who do are selfish or callous; empathy is a tricky thing, and if that’s what it takes to put yourself in someone’s shoes, then I guess that’s okay. The story […]


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But seriously, happy Mother’s Day

, May 12, 2013

My wife has had a pretty tough month. We’ve both had a busy time at work, and she’s been sick with a whole series of contagious diseases. But through it all, she’s put our daughter first. Because that’s just what you do. We’ve both been very lucky to have my mother-in-law with us for the […]


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Day off (sort of)

, May 1, 2013

My office is closed today, because my company just hosted its annual conference. Today was meant to be a day off after nine straight days of work. And in a way, eventually, it will be. My wife is still sick, so she’s taken the day off, too. My kid, who was running a temperature up […]


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