Category: Social Issues

Parenting Social Issues

Bailouts, New Hires, and More: My 10 Ideas For Opening Up Schools

Parenting Social Issues

How To Get Kids Involved With Activism

Musings Social Issues

10 Reasons Besides COVID You Should Wear a Mask

Musings Parenting Social Issues

Raising Fists with my Daughter

Musings Social Issues

A Call For Kindness

Whirlpool combats chronic absenteeism by donating washing machines to schools

Parenting Social Issues

Raising Boys in the #MeToo Era

I Believe Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford… And I’m sorry.

Kindergartners Should Not Have to Hide in Cubby Closets: Gun Control Now

Social Issues Travel

Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Parenting Social Issues

“That’s It?” becomes “That’s It!” for my daughter after Frances McDormand’s Oscar Speech

Parenting Social Issues

Education On All Levels Must be Part of the #MeToo Movement

Parenting Social Issues Travel

Reliving the Dads 4 Kesem Hadrian’s Wall Hike, Loving My Community, and The Iris Awards

Faith Musings Social Issues

Hospitality and Grace: What the Christian Response to Immigration Should Be

Parenting Social Issues

Daughters, Sons, and a Trump Presidency

Facing A Trump Presidency: Finding Hope in Rocky and Nathan Bedford Forrest

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and His Fight Against Toxic Masculinity
My kids and I huddled together on the couch while one of my favorite Christmas specials, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” played on the television. Watching Rudolph is as time-honored Christmas tradition in my house as putting up a tree. I can’t imagine a Christmas without watching Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius and all their […]
Gift Ideas For Runners
Being a new runner, I’ve gone through trial and error of what things I need to make running more tolerable. I mean more enjoyable. If you have a runner in your life that you would like to buy a gift for, here is my list of items that have helped turn me into a runner. […]
Gifts Parents Hate
How often do you watch your child unwrap a present and upon seeing the gift, look over at the buyer and think, “What were you thinking?” As a father to four kids, I have quadrupled those moments. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when adults close to me buy my kids gifts. It’s a […]
Bonding With My Sons Over NBA2K21
Last year, a major bonding moment occurred between my sons (ages 16 & 8) and I. My 16-year-old went to Best Buy and came back with NBA2K20. Other than FIFA, all of my son’s games are action-type games. Not really games that you can sit alongside and compete. So when he showed me the game […]
The Lake ‘N” Pines Motel in Cooperstown: The Perfect Place to Stay With Kids
When you’re vacationing with kids, the place where you sleep needs as much consideration as what you do while on vacation. Because I have 4 kids, not only do I need to find a place where all my kids can sleep comfortably, but I need a place that has onsite activities. The hotel/motel/B&B that we […]