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Monthly Archives: November 2016
How We Spent Our Day
Pleased to announce that Jack and I had a rather successful first day without adult supervision. As I mentioned in a recent “Dear Jackrabbit”, Margaret has gone back to work and now we’ve entered the era of work-at-home dad for … Continue reading
Dear Jackrabbit ##11 – Back to Work!
Usually Dear Jackrabbit is posted on Sundays, but given this week’s topic, Monday is more apropos. Dear Jackrabbit, Today’s something of a special day. It’s mommy’s first day back at work. That means dad’s in charge! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Okay, all kidding … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Jackrabbit, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged maternity leave, molding the future generation, work
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We’re thankful for…
And here is our post-Thanksgiving post. Obviously, that which we are most thankful for this year is the presence of Jack in our lives. While 2016 has been a very trying year in a national sense, we’ve had worse years … Continue reading
Keeping On Top of the Game
A shortish entry today–bad enough that it’s a day late. Things get busy sometimes, ya know? And things are going to only get busier. When it comes to things like time management, I can be a little inconsistent. Sometimes I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherly Advice, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged bottles, diapers, laundry, parenting, time management
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Dear Jackrabbit #10 – How Do Birds Fly and other questions answered ahead of time
Dear Jackrabbit, I recently had an occasion to sit with two young children (maybe 4 and 5) for a bit of time, and was asked a lot of questions. A lot of questions. While I think I handled all of … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Jackrabbit, Fatherly Advice, Uncategorized
Tagged Batman, dinosaurs, questions
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Sharing with New Dads on Facebook
I’ve mentioned in past writings about taking advantage of resources where one finds them. I’ve talked about using Google, talking with friends, other parents, and medical professionals. I left out one. Facebook. Yeah, I know, right? Facebook, the social networking … Continue reading
Skills I Have Learned After Two Months
It has now been just over two months since our tiny, happy little dictator has entered our lives. To say it has been a learning experience is to say that Emma Thompson is just an actor. Neither statement begins to … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged bottles, diapers, dressing, learning, skills
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Dear Jackrabbit #9 – Fatherly Advice On Driving and Cooking
Dear Jackrabbit, Now we dispense with some more fatherly advice on topics varied and sundry–this time, topics related to cars and driving, and topics related to cooking. Some of this is advice my dad gave me, some is stuff I … Continue reading
Dear Jackrabbit #8 – On Recent Events
Dear Jackrabbit, So it looks like I’m going to get political here after all. Even though I post these letters on Sundays, I’m writing this on Wednesday and posting it on Thursday because I, like parents all over the country, … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Jackrabbit, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged Election Day, Hope for the Future
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We’re All In This Together
Today is Election Day and it’s for that reason that we’re not going to make this a long post about the minutae of parenting or comparing which of the boy’s bodily gasses sound like which one of the Oak Ridge … Continue reading