Relationships
5 Lessons About Change From Thanksgiving
This is our second Thanksgiving spent at an inn in northeast Florida, and there are some lessons in it for adapting to change more broadly…
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Who Does Silence Around Parental Discrimination Hurt?
“Congratulations on your retirement.” Two years later this comment still sticks with me. When I wrote a final column about why I was…
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When Do You Become a Lead Dad?
Ten years ago today, I became a Lead Dad. It wasn’t a role I anticipated taking on, but it came at a moment of urgency for my family. On…
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What Two Daughters Taught Me When I Lost A Summer
Approaching the official end of summer, I can’t say I’m sad to see the season go. While my kids had good times this summer, I worked way…
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How A Teenager Stood Up To Small Town Racism
My teenage daughter walked into my home office while I was on a call. She seemed different, not how she normally cracks my door to ask a question, tattle on a sister or sit for some homework help. As I titled the headset, she teared up. Then she began …
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What I Learned From Bringing Dads Together
We had our first in-person Lead Dad event at The Two Roads Brewing Company yesterday, and what I learned wasn’t at all what I expected…
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5 Tips for Husbands Who Want to be Good Teammates
Brian Page Modern Husbands The roles of husbands in the household have evolved over the past few decades. As recently reported in a significant survey released by Pew Research, nearly half of all U.S. marriages, both the husband and wife, have similar …
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What’s In A Last Name?
I spent the day with a father who took his wife’s last name when they got married. He didn’t think it was a big deal. And it wasn’t uncommon where he grew up. While he patiently answered my inquiries, he more or less shrugged it off. His parents didn’t …
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What’s It Take To Talk About Paid Caregivers?
This a note about gratitude for the vital role of paid caregivers in any two-income house. On Sunday afternoon, my family stood crying…
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The Risks of Logistics In Love
I get a thrill out of sequential tasking. Not multitasking, where I’m trying to do more than one thing at once. But sequential tasking…
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The Worst Thing I Learned From a Healthy Month
I recently went through a month of being super healthy, and what I learned was not at all what I expected. I share this now as we wade…
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One Conversation Starter For a Holiday Weekend
When your wife thanks you as publicly as mine did this week, it’s wonderful. I am in awe of what she has built over the past decade – and…
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