Confessions of a first-time dad @ age 45

The second I saw Tyson post surgery, I knew things were going to be OK. After his first surgery, when he was only 2 months old, our hei...

Even if you know bad news is coming, when it is about your children, it slams your gut like a Mike Tyson uppercut. We knew going...

Call me Grinch. I’m not a holiday guy. Never have been. If not for my wife, my kids would have a far different holiday experience,...

One of the rare times they are not pestering mom and dad. Have you ever tried to watch a movie with a 4 year old and 2 year old in...

A child’s first-ever day of school is difficult. This is a big, unknown world to them and this life transition can be overwhelming....

Tyson is finally calling me “dad” with some regularity. He’s said it once or twice before, but over the past month he has really started ...

I wish I knew a lot less about congenital heart defects than I do. For example: Congenital heart defects are the number one cause of birt...

After doing this for three years and two kids now, I think there is one area where I have parenting down pat: The dreaded dinner out. No...

Hello. It has been awhile. Things ARE happening with the kids. And yes, they ARE funny. But I have been either too busy or too la...