the reluctant dad
Get our free daily email, and access to special features, by signing up here. Fatherhood doesn’t mean that your love life is doomed to a once-a-month roll in the hay. It just works out that way – far too often. Granted, finding the time and energy for romance is tough … Read More
We were going to discuss needles; now that the baby is out of earshot, let us do so. A baby requires three sets of injections – three combo shots for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio and the bacterium that causes meningitis – within the first six months of life. The … Read More
1) Wake-up is at 6 a.m. Please do not be late, even by half an hour. (5:30 is good too.) There is hard work to be done for at least the next four hours. You must get right on the job of helping everybody else to rise and shine. If … Read More
Saturday afternoon. The house is dead quiet, which is an atmosphere I hardly remember. The baby and his mother are away for the weekend. I am uneasy with silence now. Something seems missing. Saturday afternoons have been melancholy times for this past year: my dad died exactly a year ago … Read More
That night we both went to bed at 9:30. We slept well, together, two guys in a bed, with groggy breaks every couple of hours for peaceful feedings and rockings. I awoke in sunlight with him looking at me with huge wide chestnut eyes (his mother’s eyes) and a shy … Read More
