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. Advertisements

As a Father of Girls…

As a father of girls…

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. When […]

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. […]

My Child Made Me Love Christmas Again

My life did not turn out the way I would have expected.

How Toys on YouTube Invaded My TV

To say that the nature of television is changing would be a massive understatement.

The Modern Era of Fatherhood

“I have more pictures of my children than my father ever looked at me.” – Jim Gaffigan I do the grocery shopping in my house.

The Pizza Place Forgot Our Order and It Became One of the Most Fun Nights of Parenting

I don’t feel like cooking.

Slow Cooker Sundays

There’s something special about a Sunday dinner.

Cooking with Your Child – The Gift and the Curse

“Daddy, can I help?”