I’m a Home-school Dad. My daughter does not attend school at the public school. She attends school at home, at the park, in the vehicle as we go on errands, or as she visits friends and the babysitter’s houses. We strive to highlight the teachable moments that pop up in life. This is something that my wife and I didn’t do nearly as much of when my daughter was in public school. As a father, homeschooling has its ups and downs, but I am so glad we do it. You see, we have

I believe I may have grown up in the last generation where the common expectation for kids were to be seen and not heard. If I happened to stumble into an adult conversation, I had better not look like I was listening to what was being said and I better not attempt to join the conversation. The consequence of that no-no would not have been good. Most times, when adults were having a conversation with each other, the children were asked to leave the room because, "this is g

As I was growing up, there was somethings that was considered manly and acceptable for me to do, like: 1. Watching Football on a Sunday Afternoon 2. Burping and Breaking Wind 3. Whistling on making a comment out loud about a beautiful woman 4. Working on Cars 5. Fixing things around the house 6. Mowing the lawn 7. Lifting weights and working out 8. Not doing housework and helping around the home 9. Being a "playa' and having girls on the side 10. Joining in the lock