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How to Deal with Getting Fired
Life is full of challenges, and parents teach their kids a lot by how they deal with adversity. Here is one Dad’s story about How to Deal with Getting Fired: I work in marketing and advertising. This means I get fired. A lot. Unfortunately, being laid off comes with the territory in this career field. Over the years, I’ve read many books on transitioning, job-seeking, interviewing and networking, but I have yet to come across any literature that deals with how to gracefully deal with getting canned.
8Feb2010 | Jeremy | 3 comments | Continued
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Do Men Really Avoid Doing Housework?
Do men really avoid doing housework? Do we really think that cleaning the house is a woman’s job? I mean, come on, we’re in the 21st Century now, so how many men honestly believe that it is not their responsibility to participate in keeping their house clean and organized?
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Founding Fathers and Their Families
On July 4, 1776, the birth of a great nation was signified by the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Fourth of July has always been a favorite holiday for me. I remember anxiously anticipating fire works displays and patriotic parades, but most importantly I remember spending time together as a family celebrating life in the greatest country on Earth.
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Making Friends Like a Man
Have you ever noticed how easy it is for many women to make friends of other women? Most seem to be innately tuned into the social steps necessary to establish and maintain relationships. Men on the other hand, not so much.
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The Pressure of Being a Good Husband and Dad
I’m almost thirty-seven. I’m a man, and I’m a husband and father. I find myself thinking very frequently what these things mean, not only in my own life but also in life in general. It makes me think about things like pressure, responsibility and duty.
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How to have “The Talk”
It’s getting close to that time. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s the one every parent dreads on some level. One day you wake up and realize your first little baby is grown up and without warning, the impending doom of The Talk is upon you.
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Discovering Dad Blog Carnival – November 2008
Welcome to the November 2008 edition of Discovering Dad Blog Carnival. The Discovering Dad Blog Carnival is a monthly carnival that includes fun and informative posts about unique experiences, perspectives and challenges of being a dad. Editor’s Pick: Mocha Dad presents Mocha Dad » Learning to Love posted at Mocha Dad.
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The Scoop – Recent Changes at Discovering Dad’s House
I miss you guys. I feel like we haven’t talked in months. Yes, there have been consistent articles posted on Discovering Dad – a HUGE thanks goes out to the incredible group of dads who are Contributing Writers combined with some great guest authors – but I miss writing 4-5 articles a week myself.
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Dad and Teacher – Choosing to Homeschool
Ten years ago, when my wife and I first decided that I should be a stay-at-home dad, most of my friends didn’t understand why I’d want to take on that challenge. Many of them abandoned me over time. Eight years later, I lost the rest of them when we made another huge family decision. To pull my son out of public school and teach him at home. I would be both “dad” and “teacher.”
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Why Do People Automatically Think the Worst?
I’ve always had a hard time dealing with people who immediately think the worst about others. These are the people who see, hear or read what you say and automatically start looking for the flaws, faults or folly of you or your opinion. Nothing seems to make people like this happy, except for tearing others down
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How Superman Made Me a Better Father
To many, it might seem odd for a guy in his mid-thirties to be such a huge fan of Superman. If I worked in the comic book industry, or if I was a serious collector it would make more sense – but I am neither. In fact, I wasn’t even interested in The Man of Steel until a few years ago when I first moved to Chicago.
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The Manival #15
Welcome to the 15th edition of The Manival – the weekly blog carnival for men. Each week a different man blogger hosts the carnival, and I’m honored for Discovering Dad to present this edition. Each carnival features articles about how men can be better husbands, fathers and men, in general.
12Aug2008 | Jeremy | 17 comments | Continued
You Are Not Peter Pan Anymore
There seems to be a common theme among fathers, especially first-timers like myself. At one point or another, they seem to have a hard time accepting the fact that, from the day their child was born, their lives were changed. They were no longer able to indulge in the reckless abandon they experienced in their pre-baby years.
5Aug2008 | Jeremy | 7 comments | Continued
Standing Firm – Cutting: One Dad’s Story of Intervention
It was late in 2006 that we began seeing some odd behavior. My daughter, then in middle school, began to complain of aches and pains at strategic times, usually in transit to school. Her grades began to slip, and we would receive repeated reports from her teachers about missed assignments.
28Jul2008 | Jeremy | 16 comments | Continued
First Time Dad Over 40
My son was born almost a year ago now. It seems hard to believe at times, and yet it has been one of the most amazing, wonderful and eye-opening years of my life. You see, I’m one of those “older” dads. Jonah was born when I was the ripe old age of 43.
26Jul2008 | Jeremy | 21 comments | Continued
Do It Because I Said So!
As parents, we always want what’s best for our children. One of those things is to protect them at all costs. We will make imperative statements to them on a routine basis and not necessarily explain why we are making them.
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