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Parenting: Our Political Common Ground
There is so much that divides us. Politics divides us. Religion divides us. Money divides us. Ethnicity divides us. Geography divides us. Social mores divide us. Ignorance divides us. Fear divides us....
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On Chick-fil-A and a Sad Video by Bad Parents
I was going to write about Chick-fil-A. We’ve always been a Chick-fil-A family. And by family, I mean a man, a woman, and two kids. You know, the “right” kind of family. Dan Cathy’s kind of family....
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Of Cliffs and Palm Trees
It’s the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. That was an executive order, you know. Not a law. And it affected only the states in rebellion, not the slave states that remained loyal to...
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Guns in the School, Guns at the Show
When Jay and his fellow elementary school students return from winter break on Monday, they’ll be greeted by an armed Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy. This was our school district’s response to...
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Now on Good Men Project: My piece on toy guns and our sons
My first original column for the Good Men Project has been posted. It is about the conflict we feel about allowing our seven-year-old son to participate in toy gun play with other kids in the...
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I’m a Dad, a Husband, a Writer … and I Want It All
I was not going to miss this. No way, no how. Dads want it all, and that means being there. Actually, physically there. Is that too much to ask? I want it all. I want to be there – actually,...
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What do we tell the children?
What do we tell them? What do we tell the children of Gaza as the tears stream down their faces, leaving tracks in the layer of dust that settled on their cheeks after bombs turned their homes into...
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Thoughts about SeaWorld never stray far from Dawn
A killer whale leaps from the pool as trainers look on from the deck during a performance last week at Shamu Stadium. No matter where my family and I went Wednesday at SeaWorld Orlando, I thought about...
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Nerf Guns and Nonsense
My older son peered through the blinds into our back yard, but made no move to join his friends. His homework was finished and he was free to play until supper time. Yet, the Monday afternoon soccer...
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