How I Spent Father’s Day Weekend June 18, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Cartoons/Animation/Video, Family, Flatulence, Fun, Humor, Love, Movies, Parenting/Children, Stupidity.Tags: Father's Day
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My older son and I made the following video on the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend. The local Kino group put this on, and at the last minute, we decided to give it a shot. Enjoy!
What is My Job as a Parent? April 28, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Blogging, Parenting/Children.Tags: parental role
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One of my friends puts it this way:
My role as a parent is to make myself unnecessary.
Is that really my role? I have to admit, it’s hard for me to argue with that, even though my heart wishes it were otherwise. I certainly want my sons to continue to talk to me, but if I don’t teach them to operate in complete independence, am I crippling them for life? What will their lives be like when the day comes that I’m gone?
At the time of this writing, my oldest son is 20 years old, and my youngest is 17. If something were to happen to me today, both of them have enough basic life skills to survive in the society that exists today. In that regard, I could probably claim that my work, as a parent, is finished. (more…)
Reading to Small Children April 22, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Parenting/Children.Tags: Love, reading, Stupidity, young children
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Yesterday, I saw a mother reading a story from children’s book to her young son. This reminded me of the hours I spent (and a few I didn’t) reading to my sons.
There are many fond memories I have of my sons’ childhoods. Reading to them is near the top of that list. (more…)
Twenty Years Ago April 14, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Parenting/Children.Tags: birthday, Love, son
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Twenty years ago, at this moment, my wife and I were wondering if sleep would ever come on this night. It had been an eventful day, a crazy evening, and every indication was that we were looking forward to a night that might not yield any sleep at all.
Twenty years ago, we were awaiting the birth of our first son. No other single event in my life has changed me the way becoming a father changed me, and for that, I am unbelievably grateful. I’m grateful for the things I’ve experienced, and grateful for who I’ve become as a result of becoming a dad.
Proof can be found here.
Three Books for Parents March 21, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Parenting/Children.Tags: Books, how to win friends and influence people, Love, Relationships, the five dysfunctions of a team, the five love languages
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What is it that brings you here? A search engine? Some well-intentioned friend suggested that you read some parenting advice? Does having two sons (one born in ’88 and the other born in ’91) make me an expert? If you judge a tree by its fruit, is my tree one that is worth pruning a branch from for your own parenting adventure?
Since you’re still reading, I’ll assume that, for whatever reason, you believe that I have something worthwhile to say about raising kids. Regardless of the truth of that statement, we’ll accept it as a given for the sake of this posting. Here, I’ll give you my secret. I’ll fill you in on most everything I know (and some things that I need to keep re-learning) about parenting. After reading this, you’ll be able to safely ignore everything else I have to say about raising children. Honest. (more…)
