About Wolf Pascoe

Wolf Pascoe is a poet, playwright, and physician. Together, he and his wife Nora raise their nine-year-old son, Nick, whom they adopted at birth. At Just Add Father, Wolf blogs about mindful fatherhood and his attempts to get the problem right.

Three Portraits for Presidents Day

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Wolf Pascoe writes: “Lincoln’s greatness was that each day, each punishing day, he became a better man than he’d been the day before.”

Walking Like Superman

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Wolf Pascoe remembers the masculinity of his childhood.

Why My Nine-Year-Old Is Smarter Than Me

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Wolf Pascoe’s son gives him an intelligence test—with predictable results.

What Is It Exactly About the F Word?

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When his son drops the F-bomb, it sends Wolf Pascoe scurrying down the rabbit hole.

When Children Are Different

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A chance encounter on a bike ride at a park leaves Wolf Pascoe and his son struggling with the limits of compassion.