THE FATHER I NEVER WANTED TO BE
My parents divorced when I was just two years old. Though I was too young to remember the next few years, I have a distinct memory of...
TURNING THREE (TIMES TWO)!
Earlier this week, my daughters celebrated their third birthday. As a family, we have a temporary ban on big parties, but that didn't...
OUR WEEKEND GETAWAY TO SAN ANTONIO
To close out July, for the first time, Mallerie and I took a small family vacation. Though we've had a few road trips without the...
POKEMON GO IS BRINGING OUR FAMILY TOGETHER
Say what you will about the latest mobile frenzy, but our house is grand central for the Pokemon Go craze. This may date me a bit, but...
STOP CALLING MY SON A HEART BREAKER
When I was expecting my first children, identical twin daughters, it seemed that everyone warned me about the probing hands of strangers....
GRAYSON WILLOUGHBY: A BIRTH STORY
The day our son was born began with (you guessed it) a mother's intuition. Not Mallerie's, but her mom's. She woke up with a gut feeling...
MAKING THE BEST OF A LONG WEEKEND
It's crazy to think that the summer is already half over. As a teacher, I look forward to the break from teaching because it means I get...
6 REASONS I LOVE PARENTING WITH A TRIBE
One of the strange things about parenting in America is that most see the family unit as a nuclear one. In a sense, families outside the...
WE CAUGHT OUR 7 YEAR OLD WATCHING PORN
One of my most vivid childhood memories goes like this: I'm in the car with my mom. We're driving home and listening to a country music...
8 REASONS ELIE WIESEL MADE ME A BETTER FATHER
I encountered Elie Wiesel’s writing much later in life than most people. His books were never required reading for me, and my...
