January 08, 2025
Fatherhood
Total 174 Posts
This has been an awful season for us Leafs fans. It's certainly the least amount of Maple Leaf hockey I've watched since I was a youngin, and I've been rooting for losses most of this calendar year. But last night, I enjoyed the in-game experience through my daughter's eyes. It
I snapped this pic last night as my daughter put her little brother to bed. She's incredible with the little guy, so nurturing and loving. It's really a sight to behold. She helped bathe him, put him in his pajamas and sleep sack, read him Goodnight Moon and fed him
Happy 13th birthday to my sweet baby James. I'm the luckiest SOB on the planet.
This is my son Jarvis's first Christmas. We got a pic of him with Santa just so I could put together this little collection I call "First Christmases". This is my firstborn James and his first Christmas of 2002. This pic wasn't even digital. Here''s my darling daughter Michelle and
My daughter's first concert was Selina Gomez, but my oldest son chose a different sound. Last night, we enjoyed Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. They were amazing, as always. Damn I dig their sound. It's rock, it's hip hop, it's EDM, it's folk,
It's been seven months since I wrote about the reusable cloth diapers I'm using with kid #3, so I thought it was time for an update. To recap, my first two children used disposable diapers. This time, my wife bought reusable cloth diapers from BumGenius and Fuzzibunz. Yes, those are
My oldest son has advised me that he's going trick-or-treating with his buddies tonight. He'd prefer I didn't tag along. My youngest son has a costume, but has no idea what's going on. He's still a couple of Halloweens away from going door-to-door. Luckily for me, my daughter has asked
I was sure I was done. I had a healthy, wonderful son and daughter. I was completely fulfilled and felt no desire to have a third child. Then, I fell in love with Monica. Monica, several years younger than me, had no children of her own. She was (and is)
I think I'm pretty liberal when it comes to marijuana. People very close to me use it regularly and I hold no judgements. I firmly believe it should be decriminalized, maybe even legalized. But I've chosen not to partake, and I hope my kids make the same choice. It's not
It was a milestone morning in my home as sweet baby Jarvis enjoyed his first taste of solid food. My wife made him some oatmeal with breast milk and I think he liked it. Here's the before, during and after photographic evidence.
I have returned from a short trip to paradise. We rented cottage #7 from White Birches Cottage Resort and enjoyed hot and sunny days on Oxtongue Lake. There was plenty of swimming, kayaking, canoeing and barbecuing and all five of us had a blast. That's right, this was sweet baby
The forecast for today called for lots and lots of rain. I was eyeballing the hourly forecast last night wondering if I should cancel our trip to Canada's Wonderland or go for it. I decided to go for it. I've made a handful of wise decisions in my life, and
My amazing daughter Michelle turned 10-years old at 12:55 this morning. Welcome to double digits, baby! I can't believe that young lady was once this little girl: Happy Birthday, Michelle!
A couple of years ago, I wrote many words about why I never liked Instagram. When Instagram came on the scene, I hated how people were intentionally and artificially processing their pictures to make them look old or Polaroided. In my opinion, the aged look of a photograph only has
The first sign of a newborn's personality comes out when he/she starts to smile and laugh. And once you discover what makes that happen, you'll do it over and over again, no matter how ridiculous you sound.
I often hear rants and jokes about how we're breeding a generation of underachievers by rewarding them for participation. The insinuation is that we don't keep score and everyone is regarded as a winner. This isn't true, nor is it new. In the early 80s, when I started my house
Pulp Fiction is my favourite movie of all time. Forever I've had this poster hanging in my bedroom. Over the last few years, my son and I would talk about Pulp Fiction. He's wanted me to watch it with him for a couple of years now but I waited. My
Roots was kind enough to include me and my newborn son in an online Father's Day feature. Here's a link for the curious. I love how the pics turned out. Here's a sample.
My son and daughter both love their new baby brother, but that's where the similarities end. My daughter is a natural born nurturer. She wants to hold her little brother while singing to him and rocking him gently. Heck, she even enjoys changing his diapers. It's a joy to watch.
