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Dads2Dads: What I Discovered About Mr. Mom

Feb 27, 2019 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

It was an answer to prayer. When the voice at the other end of the phone offered Tom's wife a full-time job in Great Bend, Kansas, it would mean Tom could write all day while.... Read More

Dads2Dads: It's In Your Hands, Dad

Feb 19, 2019 at 11:02 am by Dads2Dads

Dad, in this day and age of rough-and-tumble, in-your-face interactions, you are the key person in your child’s life who can permanently instill civility as a virtue.&nb.... Read More

Dads2Dads: The 5-Mile Hike To School

Feb 13, 2019 at 09:15 am by Dads2Dads

A recent news report from Swanton, Ohio, showed a little girl, about 12, walking along the road to school in 36-degree weather. Her father was slowly following behind her alon.... Read More

Reach For Love. A Poem for Valentine's Day

Feb 12, 2019 at 11:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Reach For Love by Paulette Jackson Reach for lovewherever you see it growPick its blossomssweetlike rare diamondsof blushing pinkcherished so to keep Reach for loveGather i.... Read More

Resilience or How to help your child overcome adversity

Feb 04, 2019 at 10:00 am by aGentleDrLaura

Resilience is a fancy word for how well you bounce back, rejoin your life, and overcome whatever hardship you face. People often think of resilience as something innate that y.... Read More

A call from grace: Guides of Humanity

Jan 24, 2019 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

The call to care for life has been heard, across the ages, from many voices. Some speak for themselves, some draw from a different self. Others stand on history, prescribing i.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Resolve to take care of yourself

Jan 22, 2019 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads 1

Hey, dad, for our third resolution, we suggest that you focus on yourself. You might say, "Wait a minute … that sounds a little selfish. You guys are always sayin.... Read More

A Weather Reminder: It was just January in Tennessee

Jan 21, 2019 at 08:00 am by Paulette Jackson

"Whether the weather be cold. Or whether the weather be hot. Whatever the weather, we'll weather the weather, whether we like it or not." I learned this little poetic verse ma.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Good parenting requires good partnering

Jan 15, 2019 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

Last week we dealt with the importance of stepping up to the plate and being a good dad—showing up, listening, paying attention—those things that are sometimes cha.... Read More

What are the true meaning of words of grief and consolation

Jan 04, 2019 at 09:36 am by Paulette Jackson

Alone Alone is a word that stands by itself, carrying the austere, solitary beauty of its own meaning even as it is spoken to another. It is a word that can be felt at t.... Read More

Everyone can be a hero if you learn to thrive

Jan 03, 2019 at 07:00 am by aGentleDrLaura

When I first learned to read, my Dad turned me loose in the children’s section of our public library. I was free to choose any book I wanted. I chose biographies, autobi.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Resolve to conduct a personal review and start improving in 2019

Jan 02, 2019 at 10:30 am by Dads2Dads

The new year arrives and we make resolutions. We resolve to be better dads, to get healthier, to finish projects, etc. The years of fatherhood are littered with resolutions..... Read More