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

Still Watching, Waiting, and Protesting

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

Resources for Dads
As I was leaving my daughter’s swim lessons, I looked up at a billboard from New York State Parent Portal that said, “Let’s Talk Dads.” The billboard was an ad for an app offering resources to parents. Being a dad blogger for over 10 years, I always get excited when I see conversations about fatherhood […]
A Conversation with Fitness Expert Andrea Marcellus on Exercise, Energy, and the Rule of Awesome
Back in the fall, I was invited to an event to hear Andrea Marcellus speak. Andrea is a fitness expert and wrote the book 5 Winning Strategies to Lose Weight, Get Strong, and Lift Your Life. Since I’ve taken my fitness activity up a notch over the past couple of years and added a fitness […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can now be seen in one show
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can now be seen in one sitting. When the play first came out, JK Rowling broke it up into two separate plays. If you wanted to see the whole thing, theatergoers had to buy tickets to one show and then come back in the evening or the following day […]
Cancel the Behavior and Not the Person: Permitting Growth Within Cancel Culture
There is a reoccurring disquieting moment in my life that usually happens shortly after I take my kids to school. I sit down at my computer and look up what the trending news of the day is and most days; I read about someone famous that did or said something horrible. Then, a plethora of […]
20 Tips for Making a Tough Mudder the Best Experience Possible
My workout routines picked up over the past year, and when I say they picked up, I mean they started. For the first time and in my late 40s, I decided my health needed to become a priority. To help with my fitness routine, I needed a goal. While talking with my oldest son one […]