Lead Dad 101
What’s Worth Waiting For – and What Isn’t?
At the holidays, there’s good waiting and there’s bad waiting. If you’re a kid who celebrates Christmas, waiting for Santa is good waiting. If your stove stopped working right after you pulled out the Thanksgiving turkey and the appliance repair guy keeps ordering parts that don’t actually repair it, and if he never shows up […]
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Clean Dad Living, Literally – Sean Busch
Why can’t cleaning products smell the way a dad would want them to smell? Resist the urge to insert a cheap joke. Think sandalwood and…
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What Grit Looks Like In A Kid
This is what grit in a kid looks like. Nothing forced. No tutors. No coaches. No overbearing parent. Just desire and opportunity. My youngest daughter has been an indifferent ice skater, content to slide around with a green-plastic frame. She doesn’t fall. She goes pretty fast. But she really isn’t skating. She’s sliding. And that’s […]
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Honesty Pays – Nokware Knight
Here’s some work advice for Lead Dads: be transparent and honest with your employer – even if you’re starting a new job. That’s what Nokware Knight, our Lead Dad of the Week from Bridgeport, CT, did when he was hired to teach at a prestigious independent school in central Connecticut. He had been working as […]
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A Reminder: Being Present Is Better Than Being Perfect
At dinner on our 17th wedding anniversary, my wife handed me a card and laughed. It was very sweet on the outside, and on the inside, it read: Happy Valentine’s Day. Our anniversary is in December. I smiled. It was the perfect card for us, two working parents with three kids and three dogs and […]
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Doing What Makes Sense – Even If It’s Different: Victor Wong
It was a logical, even easy decision, for Victor Wong and his wife to decide that he would take up the Lead Dad role in their home. It…
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7 Reasons To Be Grateful For Your Partner This Thanksgiving
What am I most thankful for this holiday season? My relationship with my wife, by far. Without her, none of the other really great things…
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5 Tips To Be A Different Type of Provider
I missed International Men’s Day. The irony is not lost on me. Why? I was focused on being a provider all day. Before your hypocrisy meter…
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The Power of a Great Employer – Patric Brophy
Here’s a story of the power of a work community that empowered a father to fulfill twin goals. Patric Brophy became a dad young – his first…
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What Being A Member of The Most Exclusive Club For Working Parents Reminded Me
For a fleeting moment I was a member of an exclusive club that I’ve long aspired to be a member of. It wasn’t social club. It wasn’t a…
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When Change Makes Sense at Home – Travis Wilson
What’s right for a family with two working parents and three kids can be obvious, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to implement. Just ask…
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A Conversation For My Daughters
Election night was my turn to put our 7yo daughter to bed. My wife and I trade off, just as we did with our other two daughters until…
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