Learning in isolation
My daughter took her first unassisted steps over the past week, at about 16 and a half months of age. That’s later than some (average…
Category: Fathering
The long game
I’m a fan of shortcuts (things we, at the moment, are calling “hacks”). Things like making hard-boiled eggs easy to peel. I’m a fan of…
A (tiny) little perspective
On his podcast, Joe Rogan frequently says that when he first had children, he started to realize that everyone was once a baby. If someone…
Eats, sleeps and poops: Reflections on a week of being a dad
We welcomed Marlena on Christmas Eve 2018. We discuss fears and futures and keeping her alive.
#MeToo, participation trophies and all these people: How do I pick a path as a new dad?
So, I’m going to be a dad. I worked hard for it, spending months doing fertility tests and such and eventually undergoing a procedure to…