Fathering in the Now

Physicality

nowpapa — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:20:47 +0000

From the Department of Gender Studies (Anecdotal Division):

Lilyana’s latest joy is waiting for me to lie down, then running over, jumping high, and smashing into me as hard as she can. So far, I haven’t had any (lasting) injuries, and we’ve had a lot of giggles.

Now, who said boys are more physical than girls?

Lilyana wisdom

nowpapa — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:25:21 +0000

“People are women. Men are grownup boys.” -8/24/11

My new style of yoga

nowpapa — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:21:53 +0000

Practicing “vicarious yoga” these days: Watching my wife practice while I do the ironing.

There are two…

nowpapa — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:20:06 +0000

There are two kinds of people: those who feel criminal for leaving their sleeping child to go to work, and those who don’t get it.

Acronym of the Day: PSL

nowpapa — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:15:28 +0000

Acronym of the Day: PSL

Parental Sign Language: The combination of sign language, charades, and mime used by parents so as not to wake a sleeping child.

Moments in time

nowpapa — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:17:51 +0000

Development leaps

nowpapa — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:14:27 +0000

Fascinating how my daughter chooses to take developmental leaps at 9pm at night… A couple nights ago it was buttoning her sweater, last night it was doing flying somersaults across the bed.

On Thanksgiving for Single Dads

nowpapa — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:00:47 +0000

I read this blog post The Meaning of Family, Alternative Thanksgivings and All by the fabulously talented Chris Jones a few days ago and have been thinking about it ever since.

In particular, how often am I watching and negatively judging other dads and/or feeling judged myself? What I call “Yardstick mind” leaves us all short.

A modern parenting moment

nowpapa — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:31:55 +0000

I’m making porridge with Lilyana in the sling while she plays the Cupcakes game on the iPhone, each of us trying to see what the other is cooking.

My son is gay (via Nerdy Apple Bottom)

nowpapa — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:05:08 +0000

I’ve been thinking about color, clothes, and gender a lot lately, and this widely (at least in my circles) reblogged post raises some of the same issues, so I’ll leave it to Nerdy Apple Bottom:

Or he's not. I don't care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don't want to know you. I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to post something more in-depth about my sweet boy and his choice of Halloween costume. Or more specifically, the reactions to it. I figure if I'm still irked by it a few days later, I may as well go ahead and post my thoughts. Here are th … Read More

via Nerdy Apple Bottom