Tag Archives: Stay-at-home-dad

Learning to let go.

Posted on August 12, 2013 by

The boy is four and a half and has several friends on the street, who are 1 to several years older. Several times a week, in the afternoon, he’ll hear them playing outside and always begs to join them. Historically, … Continue reading →

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State of the Street

Posted on August 2, 2013 by

Recently, a neighbor told us that she was pregnant and expecting her first child in November, very close to Will’s birthday. We were thrilled for her, she will make an amazing mother. Soon after that news, I started thinking about … Continue reading →

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Recent NPR story on SAHDs

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

The other day, I caught part of this on the radio. Here is the entire story: “Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work” Link to the story and 200+ comments

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Christmas List

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Following Will’s sense of order and preparation, today, out of nowhere he asked that I write down his Christmas list. As of today, here is what he wants for Christmas: Concorde toy plane Jumbo Jet Pen Butterfly toy Obama airplane … Continue reading →

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Save the little things they say

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Yesterday, at, as my friend Todd calls it, the “BM” (Ballard Market), one of the check out folks spoke to Will as I loaded our supplies on the check out belt. Asked him his age and he replied “4”. Next … Continue reading →

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School Picture Day

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Talk about pressure….today is THE day. People have been asking about it; just the other day Will’s grandma asked when it was taking place. Notices were posted at school, a month ago, announcing the details. Today is school picture day. … Continue reading →

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SAHD stats

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Just came across these stats about SAHDs and thought worth passing on. First, from the “National At-home Dad Network” : What is an “At-Home Dad”? Definition– An at-home dad (also called stay-at-home dad or SAHD) is any father who is the daily, primary … Continue reading →

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