Category: parenthood
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Being Dad
A while back, I answered a prompt asking about 30 things that make me happy So the easy answer would be to refer to one of the things on that list. Honestly, I would probably say that the things that make me happiest are being with my kids. Going to baseball games and…
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Feeling like the Geto Boys
The user shares an emotional account of their first day as a parent. Their child was diagnosed with polyhydramnios, a condition involving excess amniotic fluid, thus a cesarian section was scheduled. The next few days passed without incident until Monday, when their child was born. The transition from a couple…
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On Kid 1
My oldest son, whom I refer to on this blog as Kid 1 has been everything that a parent hopes to accomplish
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Enter…The New Guy
To put my feelings into words right now seems like an impossible task. I cannot possibly do justice to all that I am thinking and feeling at this moment. But I will do my best…
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A Bullshit Mountain Christmas
it’s over. The proverbial, if not literal, ink is drying on our divorce as I type. It’s time for us all to move on with our lives.
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The hardest goodbye of all
Two things prompted me to create this post tonight: a post on a blog that i follow HERE and a phone call I had with the Kid a short time ago. He and I spoke briefly tonight – he had a friend staying the night at his house. He informed me…
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WAR
Wednesday started out like any other day under the current status quo of The New Normal: I got in from work, talked / Facebook Messaged The Auteur, slept a bit, tried to enjoy some daylight. In the evening, I called The Boy. And since the STBX refused to take my…
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A year and a day ago today…
A year and a day ago today… My brother and The Old Man made the trip to South Carolina to help me move out of my then-home, leaving the STBX and The Boy in the process. I hope never in my life to have to do anything that emotionally draining…
Rebuilding Rob 