I am writing over at Mark Merrill’s blog today. Mark started and runs Family First– an organization, that among other things, encourages moms and dads. Now that sounds like a good idea.
I was always aiming for self-sufficiency.
When I found out I was going to be a father, I felt an unseen magnetic pull that certainly bolstered this already alluring concept. The billboard father that I placed on a pedestal and unconsciously sought to become had it all under control while simultaneously seeming to exert very little effort. Some sort of Marlboro Man prototype (albeit, one that had sacrificially put away the smokes when the baby came).
Continue reading here.
I am writing over at Mark Merrill’s blog today. Mark started and runs Family First– an organization, that among other things, encourages moms and dads. Now that sounds like a good idea.
I was always aiming for self-sufficiency.
When I found out I was going to be a father, I felt an unseen magnetic pull that certainly bolstered this already alluring concept. The billboard father that I placed on a pedestal and unconsciously sought to become had it all under control while simultaneously seeming to exert very little effort. Some sort of Marlboro Man prototype (albeit, one that had sacrificially put away the smokes when the baby came).
Continue reading here.