Ruby and I stand on the warm sand beside the ocean, the sweet swells breaking mildly before us. I crouch before her, get her attention, and tell her this: When you enter the water, walk straight out. As that first wave swirls around your knees reach down and grab a handful of that foamy stuff and [...]
Who We Are
November 7, 2010
How To Explain DADT to a 4-year-old
September 22, 2010
This morning, in response to a story on NPR, Ruby asked me what “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” means. Never one to shy away from an opportunity to explain extraordinarily complicated issues to a young child, I dove right in… First I started by explaining that the people in the army and navy don’t have as [...]
Papa Tips #3: Asterisk Mode
July 1, 2009
Okay, your new child is two days old. You’ve been camped in your bedroom for the past 36 hours, wrapped up in all things baby. But you’ve run out of bread and milk and coffee and so it’s time to go to the grocery store. So you leave your partner with the child, throw on [...]
Papa Tips #2: Take Time Off
July 1, 2009
This one is probably obvious to most people, although the reasoning behind it might be a surprise. The days after your baby are born are amazing, energetic, frantic, sleepy, exhausting, exhilarating times. You don’t want to miss a second of it. It’s a no-brainer that you’ll want to take a week or so off work [...]
Papa Tips #1: Be There For The Birth
June 9, 2009
Now is a great time to become a father. Never before has our culture granted men such leniency in defining the role they wish to play as parents. You can be more engaged in all aspects of your children’s live. And there’s no better place to start than at the birth. Among many little joys [...]