Daditude: How I’m becoming Elaine Benes’ father.

June 27, 2011
Pipe down, chorus boy!

All fathers are intimidating. They’re intimidating because they are fathers. Once a man has children, for the rest of his life, his attitude is, “To hell with the world, I can make my own people. I’ll eat whatever I want. I’ll wear whatever I want, and I’ll create whoever I want.” – Seinfeld, S02E03 “The [...]

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The Marks of a Father

June 10, 2011

I became a father yesterday. I feel like I’m already learning a lot from Fia. Our nap time today brought a pretty nice tidbit. One of the many nurses that have been visiting us every hour or so was talking about “Kangaroo care” which basically means the baby lying down or napping on the parents [...]

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What I Heard Today

February 16, 2011

For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future [...]

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Re-τύπος: Quotes to inform my fatherhood.

February 3, 2011

Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God? – Tyler Durden Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to [...]

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On becoming a father…

February 2, 2011

I haven’t really mentioned it here, but I’m going to have a daughter as of early June. Most of that reality hasn’t sunk in yet. My wife is definitely “showing” now, but beyond that my kid is just a sonogram. We don’t have any names picked out, we don’t know anything about her. I am [...]

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