Category Archives: Fatherhood

Instagram Dads vs. Real Dads

We’ve all seen it — an image of a father and his child, perfectly framed, beautifully lit, adorned with smiles and a caption of how much they adore being a parent. I look at those photos and I’m envious. I have a few of them, but not a collection like some I’ve seen online. I’veContinue reading “Instagram Dads vs. Real Dads”

My Children Help Me Battle My OCD (Just By Being Themselves)

“Life is a long lesson in humility.” — James Barrie It’s a cliché that having a child changes your life forever, but things become clichés because they’re true, and one of the biggest adjustments is just how much stuff children come with and how difficult it is to keep it all organized.

Don’t Break the Chain: The Value of Persistence

I began playing organized basketball at the age of six. By the age of ten, I was playing year-round for various travel teams in various leagues, almost always in the age bracket above mine. There was never an offseason. Camps, practices, summer leagues, fall leagues, spring leagues, open gyms – I did it all. WhenContinue reading “Don’t Break the Chain: The Value of Persistence”

Our IVF Journey

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson I. My second time visiting an operating room as an expectant father was different from the first in a variety of ways. It was in a different hospital in a different city with different doctors. MostContinue reading “Our IVF Journey”