My son changed the heading of our blog to 20 4 Hour Father and I thought maybe I should talk about that. I think about both my children often during the day even though they are now grown. But when they were kids my wife and I often talked about them and what we should or should not do in raising them. At night, when I couldn’t sleep, I’d think about something they’d done or … [Read more...] about The Twenty Four Hour Father
Archives for October 2011
50 Year Class Reunion
Hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since I graduated from high school. Doesn’t feel like 50 years. It seems like the other day I was practicing and playing football at St. Mary’s High School. I played the first game on that football field as a freshman and saw the first varsity touchdown by Gary Podesto, who later became Mayor of Stockton. Ran against Eddie Chavez for … [Read more...] about 50 Year Class Reunion
What is Fate?
I am not sure what to write about tonight, I just feel like writing. It has been a good week. You know what actually it has been a great week. I love it when family is around. I feel like I am in one of those very positive TV sitcoms like the Cosby show where the generations come together to laugh and play and soak up the love that only the presence of family can bring. No … [Read more...] about What is Fate?
Giving Your Kids Unconditional Love
Refer to the Seven Most Important Fathering Skills for previous blogs. Unconditional love should have been in my list of seven most important fathering skills, but in life, new ideas (or old ideas in this case) come along and surprise us. It was while watching my son and daughter-in-law working with their children (4 and 18 months) that I remembered how important this skill … [Read more...] about Giving Your Kids Unconditional Love
The Seven Most Important Fathering Skills I Learned in My 36 Years as a Father
Stephen asked me to start our first post by listing what I think are the seven (7) fathering skills I thought were the most import skills I learned in my 36 years as a father, teacher, and coach. Here's my list of seven … [Read more...] about The Seven Most Important Fathering Skills I Learned in My 36 Years as a Father