Dad Matters

The trick was not to wash your feet. At least that’s what my Uncle Keith always used to tell me.   When I’d come into his cabin out of the blowing cold off the snowmobile, it was the first thing he’d...

Yelling at your kids takes different forms. First, there's the holler because you're worried they'll hurt themselves or someone else - like, "Get off the barn roof!" Or "Don't chase your siblings with a knife" (my 2-year-old had a penchant...

“Can you put down your phone for 2 seconds?”  Said Leena, playfully, innocently.  It was 7am and there were 5 kids piling into my bed looking for a tickle. I was obliging, half-heartedly, while still picking up my phone every...