|
|
||
Archive for the ‘Fatherhood’ CategoryI am standing in a hot, smelly gymnasium. I can feel the sweat trickling down my back. My right arm is aching from holding up the video camera. My back hurts from hunching over so that I don’t block someone else’s view. And yet here I am with a big smile on my face… as happy as ever because tonight I am watching my daughter perform in the play she has been working on for the last few months. « Continue reading »  I work from home and consequently get to spend a lot of time with my daughter. I am not sure if I can take total credit for her Tomboyishness but I hope that this at least suggests that I have a good relationship with her. « Continue reading » I am the mother of an Autistic child. He is four years old and after a VERY rough start, including almost losing him at birth, and 3 weeks in the NICU, we are finally starting to understand him. « Continue reading » A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to ‘Dad’. « Continue reading » I felt like we had become spiders living in a web of wires and tubes. They clung to her feet and chest. They protruded from her nose, back, arms, and other uncomfortable places. It was difficult to move her or to even change her diaper. It was nearly impossible to pick her up. She was in a constant state of discomfort and pain where sleep comes in small spurts and only when weariness finally overcomes pain. « Continue reading » When our daughter was 5 years old, we started giving her a little allowance for cleaning up her room to get her used to the idea of money. As soon as she ever got any money she would immediately want to go buy a stuffed animal (this is still true at age 8). « Continue reading » Just a quick funny story that happened today. I was wrestling around with my daughter this afternoon. After a few minutes, we were just laying on the floor next to each other taking a break from the ultimate fighting/tickling tournament in which we were engaged when I asked her if she realized I had created a website on which I was telling stories about her. « Continue reading » The other day I took my daughter grocery shopping with me. At first I thought it was going to be a “hurry up and finish” experience but it ended up being the highlight of my week. « Continue reading » Parenting can be a tough gig! It is a never-ending service project that can literally suck the very life from our worn out bodies. And, unfortunately, the little sweeties we give our souls to are generally unable to perceive even the smallest hint of what we do for them. It is a thankless job that often requires us to search deeply for the rewards. « Continue reading » Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Part 1. The news isn’t good… not good at all. My precious, innocent, two-year-old daughter’s kidneys are failing. My baby lies in the hospital bed next to me; she is terrified and in so much pain that I have to lay in the hopistal bed with her or her heart rate sets off the alarms. « Continue reading » |
  |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Inspirational Parenting - All Rights Reserved |
||
