Tag: parenthood

  • Hitting the parenting sweet spot

    Every engaged parent is best when their children are a certain age. The trick is figuring out what age that is for you.

  • Memories lost, memories created, memories kept

    I don’t dwell much on memories of my first marriage, which was destructive to all of us. But a few photographs of me with my sons there remind me that there were good times. And then after the divorce, I focused on building good memories.

  • Singing to soothe my sons

    I have three sons — a stepson pushing 30 and two teens. I’ve been thinking back on their lives as one of my sons turns 18 today and is making transitions toward his adult life. I was there when the younger two boys entered the world. I did my best to be a good dad to…

  • Reflecting on 20 years in Indianapolis

    2014 is turning out to be a year of many anniversaries and passages for me. I’ve been sharing many of them; here’s another. I moved to Indianapolis at the end of August in 1994. My 20 years here can be divided into two 10-year periods: before and after my wife decided not to be married…

  • Singing to soothe my sons

    I have three sons – a stepson grown and gone, a teen, and an almost teen. I was there when the younger two came into the world. I did my best to be a good dad to my baby boys, though I freely admit I enjoy parenting more and more the older they get! Naturally, my…

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