All Entries in the "Dads" Category

Obama and progressive parenting

Andie Coller posted an interesting piece on Politico this morning where she points out that progressive parenting principles are reflected both in Obama’s rhetoric and leadership style.

It would be easy to bash Obama’s enlightened-father philosophy as an insulting new extension of the nanny state, but the truth is that the exercise of power in any form shares a lot in common with the parent-child relationship.

Death is sad - Kelley McCabe

My husband’s father, Clifford Senior, is dying… the nurse says in the next day or two. Just two weeks ago Cliff and I began a new life when he married me; this week we are saying good-bye to his dad… and I’m struck by the ongoing circle of life: “When one door closes another door opens…” Now we are sitting with Dad in his final days. He has simply a bed, a nightshirt, a blanket… and he is surrounded by pictures of the people who were meaningful in his life and, luckily, by his very loving wife, children, family members and friends.

Bela & The Benz — Tom Teicholz

To imagine where their lives played out across centuries, to walk down those streets, to see buildings and synagogues and to be able to say my family walked these streets, my family members lived here, they were married in this place and buried here, it gives one a feeling that is larger than one’s self — a connection between present and past, a feeling of history.

God, country and the fourth of July - Susan Kaiser Greenland

With all of these other parades going on why was the lack of one on the Fourth of July so important to him? Because it was the largest and most public way he could honor a country that had given him and his family so much.

Who knew the Pope and Chubby Checker had so much in common? Seth Greenland

Not long ago a group of Vatican theological advisors recommended eliminating the concept of limbo and Pope Benedict XVI signed off on it. This troubles me deeply. Although I am not a Catholic, I have great admiration for that religion. Their art collection is unsurpassed, their clergy know how to put on an excellent show, [...]

There is absolutely nothing interesting about me. Seth Greenland

I have been stymied in my efforts to craft a memoir. Here is my problem: there is absolutely nothing interesting about me.

Duttons Bookstore is closing in LA - Where is a book-loving soul to go now? Tom Teicholz

In a world where the bookstore is less and less viable . . . where will we find knowledgeable guides to help us find what we are looking for or make suggestions? Where can we go to see our literary idols?

Role Models - Seth Greenland

The word role model gets thrown around a lot these days. Athletes are supposed to fulfill that role, or religious leaders, or, god forbid, movie stars. The man whose primary role model is his father, and who can still say that in middle age, is lucky for a lot of reasons.