In honor of Father’s Day, check out this slideshow called, “10 Things I Learned When I Became a Father” by Rob Sachs. Sachs is a producer, reporter and director for NPR shows as well as the author of What Would Rob Do?: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life’s Daily Indignities.
I couldn’t agree more with #1 and #3, and my husband and I are still–TWO kids later–trying to do #8. Sigh.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
duncan @ five minutes
By Dean Cameron
This past August 1, 2009 at 10:45am, my son, Duncan Huxley Cameron was born.
Not only is he quite a bit bigger now than he is in that photo, his ability to melt me with a look, has increased.
We are raising him as rationally as possible. Obviously, he’ll make his own decisions about how to interact with his world, but we’ll tell the truth as we see it and let it go. There’s plenty of woo out there for him to encounter and deal with on his own, so we don’t need to burden him with more at home. It’s going to be intersting as, even before he was born, people I consider rational were saying really weird and irrational things.
» Continue reading “Guest Dad Post – HAVIN’ MY BABAY”
I’m at 33 weeks pregnant and am in the middle of the maternity class gauntlet. Jodi’s earlier post about Birthing Classes inspired me write up some of my experiences.
Lamaze Class at A Local Hospital
My husband and I signed up for a four week Lamaze class taught through a local hospital. We barely made it through the first class and never went back. Our problem was really with the teacher and not the class, but oh what a big problem it was!
Right off the bat, the instructor had an unfortunate voice. Loud, nasal… annoying. My willingness to ignore the voice and concentrate on the message may have been a mistake. It turns out that when a screechy harpy voice is mixed with condescension, unsubstantiated claims, anti-doctor paranoia and anti-vaccination messages, the voice quickly becomes intolerable. » Continue reading “Birthing and Parenting Classes – My Experiences So Far”
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