Written by Mark Z on June 19, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: parenting
I have spent a large part of my life dwelling on capital “F” Fatherhood, first in the most abstract ways, then far more concretely in the last 18 years. Aly will reach legal majority days after returning from the field school. She’ll leave for college this autumn. She and I stand at a crossroads, perhaps The crossroads of our relationship. As you can imagine, I’ve been assessing my performance, particularly...Read Full Story
Written by Joan Crain on June 29, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: frugal living , self reliance
Dad - at about 6 years old.
My Dad’s birthday was yesterday – his 90th. In our conversation about this milestone, he commented that “things sure have changed since I was born – a time barely out of the horse-and-buggy years.”
Knowledge has grown and technology has progressed exponentially since 1921. “Back then…” as old folks usually begin, people were more self reliant — because they...Read Full Story
Written by Clair Schwan on August 5, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: relationships
Good morning and a good Friday to you. This day let’s look at some of our articles on relationships. For the self-reliant, getting along with others is important because it’s a focal point for success. Whether it’s family, friends, co-workers, employers or customers, we all have relationships that are directly tied to our success and happiness.
So, let’s dip into our archives to revisit some of the...Read Full Story
Written by Clair Schwan on July 8, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: parenting
Parenting is a big job and it’s a serious one as well. It’s perhaps the single most important responsibility you can have – shaping the life of another and doing the best you can to help them have a happy life.
Raising children is also something that should come naturally to the self-reliant, a bit like feeding and clothing and providing shelter for them. Let’s take a look at how some of our writers...Read Full Story
A while back I started a series (okay, I say series, but this is only the second one) tagged Clark Kent's Icebox . On these posts I display some of the kids' artwork on a refrigerator they same way you would at home when your children bring home pictures you want to show off. The difference with Clark's Icebox being that the refrigerator is a "virtual" fridge (you'll see, bare with me). Now that school's started, there's practically a limitless supply of items to be hung so I'll probably do...Read Full Story
Germantown, MD (PRWEB) February 14, 2012 While Hollywood gears up for the Oscars, National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has asked the public to select the "Fatherhood Movie of the Year" by voting on Facebook for the 2011 film that best communicates the ...
A new grant-funded program will continue - and could expand - successes seen in Montrose County's fatherhood-support services. Montrose County Health and Human Services was one of only 100 agencies nationwide to receive more than $574,000 in federal grant ...
Guy Sebastian has revealed that he feels musically "inspired" by fatherhood. The Australian singer, whose wife Jules Egan is expecting their first baby next month, said that the imminent arrival of the child made him want to write about how he wants to be ...
Czech lawmakers have approved changes to legislation covering the denial of
fatherhood, overriding an earlier Senate veto. The amendment will extend a
previous six month period for denying fatherhood (upon learning the
biological parent was someone else) to three years. Experts have argued the
earlier time frame was too short; at stake, of course, are not just the
rights of the parent, but also of the child.
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Our Indonesia correspondent, Matt Brown, and his wife have recently had a little girl. Matt's been on the road for seven years now, and I wondered how he was finding this new assignment. So, along with my congratulations, I sent him a ...
BAHAMA – Don't get him wrong: David Cutcliffe loves to win football games. But the Duke gridiron coach's ultimate goal has more to do with what happens to his players once they've played their final game as Blue Devils. “We want to lead the country in ...
In his book “Home Game,” Michael Lewis reminds guys that we’re not programmed to be parents. Most women are. They grew up playing house. They played mom to their baby dolls. They likely tagged along to a baby shower or two.
Not us. The notion of being a dad first occurred to me when my wife said, “Honey, I think I’m a couple of days late.”
It wasn’t exactly a moment of hallowed joy. More like panic-stricken anxiety.
Why then are there so few...
When "Big Daddy" Don Garlits grins, his face lights up like the flames of his top fuel dragster during a fire burnout. But the grins are rare. At 80, the father of drag racing seems pensive, and it seems clear that the man who spent a lifetime ...
"As for support, I also have my friends' and family's support with both our baby and ... provide for his new wife and his baby girl on the way. "I plan on graduating high school this year with my class," he said. "However, I'm not sure about college ...
'Mockingbird' film at 50: Lessons on tolerance, justice, fatherhood hold trueCNN InternationalBy Katie McLaughlin, CNN One of the greatest lines in Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," as well as the film adaptation of the same name, was spoken by the Rev. Sykes as attorney Atticus Finch exited the fictional ...and more »
Natural Father is growing from the seed of natural parenting and attachment parenting and unschooling, and is fed with the joy of fatherhood, simple living, and positivity. We support local food production, starting with our own gardens. We are also regulars at the farmers market and our local food co-op, buying in bulk for the best prices. The...more
Natural Father is growing from the seed of natural parenting and attachment parenting and unschooling, and is fed with the joy of fatherhood, simple living, and positivity. We support local food production, starting with our own gardens. We are also regulars at the farmers market and our local food co-op, buying in bulk for the best prices. The dream of the homestead is still alive and our self-sufficient zero-energy input green home is being planned. Our permaculture oasis is a sustainable small-scale village. Single-speed bicycles, drumming, and DIY anything can really make us grin.