The Transcendental Dad: Life, Philosophy, Mindfulness and Everything Parenting by Dan Szczesny
It occurred to me during one of these sessions recently – me there with a nice cup of steaming coffee, dog at my feet, half a dozen kids screaming their lungs out in my backyard – that we’ve become that house. READ MORE
Right, I understood what she was asking. I understood because I too, at her age, hung this stuff on my wall. She’s been devouring Amulet, a graphic novel series by Kazu Kibuishi that follows the adventures of Emily, a young girl who discovers a sentient amulet in her grandmother’s house. READ MORE
We’ve reached that place in her life where Little Bean has begun to, maybe not wrestle with, but comprehend a bigger picture; a sort of foggy realization that – how do I put this diplomatically – life and humans can be unpleasant. READ MORE
My daughter’s school has started a new club: cup stacking. Every week, a bunch of kids get together after school in the library for an hour and practice this sport. with Mr. O, the school’s READ MORE
O P I N I O N When I was about nine or ten, not too much older than my daughter, my father brought home a traumatized beagle named Patches. The dog was a couple READ MORE
“Daddy…” My daughter was frozen in place, a tiny Indiana Jones unable to comprehend the wonders in front of her eyes – like those old adventure movies where the explorer stumbles into an ancient cave, stacked with gold and diamonds. “Daddy, what do we do?” READ MORE
Now, it’s time to walk away from one style of writing and toward another. READ MORE
“I can’t do it!” My daughter is shouting from the playground. I look up to discover her hanging nearly upside down from one of the metal spider web domes, vainly trying to right herself. But before I can leap up, two other kids come over and boost her up. Crisis averted. My services, unneeded. READ MORE
I’m lying to my child. There, I said it. And it’s about something important. I don’t feel guilty about it either. Maybe I should explain. READ MORE
O P I N I O N Up on the old dam, the roll of thunder bursts into a flash of lightning and I say, “Time to run girls!” so we haul back down the READ MORE
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