“A teenage me would be only a glimmer when compared to most kids today.”
With all horrible stories about divorce, Mark Greene has a different view: With work and patience, divorce can bring more joy into everyone’s lives.
I’d Suck at Being a Teen Today
February 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
What Korea Means to Me
February 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
In the latest installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt talks about his adoption, returning to Korea, and how parenting is culture shock.
I Bought My 18-Month-Old a Knife
February 12, 2012 By 7 Comments
Niel Vuolo needed something to pass on to his son, so he bought him something sharp.
My Son Is a Satanist, and I’m Proud of It
February 8, 2012 By 18 Comments
Don’t Tell Me We Make Our Own Luck
February 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt questions the idea of luck as one unfortunate event after another befalls his family in the new year. ♦◊♦ We are poor enough that instead of a door to our kitchen, we have a shower curtain. The rod is too long for the opening, so I lodged it between [...]
25 Ways of Thinking About the Holidays
January 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
In the first Love, Recorded of 2012, Matt looks back at the holidays, the baby turns 6-months-old and vulnerable, and the family plays Sleeping Lions. ♦◊♦ 1. When I was growing up, we spent most Christmases at the house my parents got as a wedding present from my great aunt, who lived through three nominal [...]
Mars Isn’t Such a Nice Place
January 6, 2012 By 77 Comments
There are good men out there, Sam Christensen writes, but they’re they exception rather than the rule.
A Letter to My Future Son
January 5, 2012 By 7 Comments
Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: When it’s Time for the ‘Tech’ Talk
December 27, 2011 By 26 Comments
Times have changed. The birds and the bees talk isn’t what it once was. We can either wax poetic, or adapt with the times.
Are You Consumed By Fear?
December 26, 2011 By 5 Comments
Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: Kids & Perception of Time
December 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
A child’s perception of the passing of time is much different than an adults. Parents might have forgotten that. Slow down time though, spend it with our children.
Best of 2011: My Daughter
December 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
In the latest “Love, Recorded,” Matt takes on the new year, best of lists, worst of lists, and the rash, while wondering about the changes past and to come. Baby Grace has a big year ahead of her.
Early Childhood Education
December 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
The “Love, Recorded” column is back, and Matt and Cathreen are educating baby Grace. How early is early education?
Parenting Can Break Your Heart
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My Father Finally Taught Me to Shave
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Charlie Capen’s father wore a 70′s ‘uglystache’ quite proudly, and Charlie now finds a reason to do the same.
Naked and Locked in the Dungeon
November 21, 2011 By 10 Comments
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)
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