Why are you who you are? Do you just find yourself here right now and wonder, "How did I get here?" Just as that question flowed out of my fingers on to this computer screen, I was reminded of a song by the Talking Heads. The song was Once in a Lifetime and beyond the... Continue Reading →

“Until you have a son of your own . . . you will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son. You will never know the sense of honor that makes a man want to be more than he... Continue Reading →

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’” –Harmon Killebrew

“‘Why do men like me want sons?’ he wondered. ‘It must be because they hope in their poor beaten souls that these new men, who are their blood, will do the things they were not strong enough nor wise enough nor brave enough to do. It is rather like another chance at life; like a... Continue Reading →

“A boy needs a father to show him how to be in the world. He needs to be given swagger, taught how to read a map so that he can recognize the roads that lead to life and the paths that lead to death, how to know what love requires, and where to find steel... Continue Reading →

Relax. We have a tendency to want to make every moment with our child to be spectacular and deeply meaningful. I discovered years ago that the nothing-moments where nothing was discussed, no wisdom was passed along, and life transformation didn't happen were so incredibly important in my relationship with my son. Those nothing-moments actually helped... Continue Reading →

“Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.” Charles Kettering

“The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.” –John Green