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#3 shallow graves are not always easy to dig
In just the last hour or so, I’ve learned quite a lot, which is surprising, considering that I wasn’t trying to learn anything, and the activity I was involved in is not typically consider… more →
all the standard catastrophes
Creating a Cultural Script for Black “Live-Away” Fathers
toniemarie wrote 8 months ago: In What It Means to Be Daddy: Fatherhood for Black Men Living Away from their Children, Hamer explai … more →
What it Means to be Daddy
Matt wrote 8 months ago: So, what does it mean to be daddy? According to Jennifer Hamer, popular assumptions of African Ameri … more →
Excuses or justification?
emilyt628 wrote 8 months ago: As much as I enjoyed reading Hamer’s book on fatherhood for black men in America, I felt like it did … more →
Week 11 - What do children actually need?
mbradleybrien wrote 8 months ago: Hamer’s (2001) book adds an important voice to the discussion of parenting, that of the “live-away” … more →
Why don’t we talk more about men in families?
littlemili wrote 8 months ago: Are men intensively “daddying”? Hamer (2001) provides a convincing and complicated pictu … more →
for week 11
mikewayne wrote 9 months ago: I thoroughly enjoyed Hamer’s book. Her research portrays the real world complexity of African-Americ … more →
#3 shallow graves are not always easy to dig
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rik wrote 11 months ago: In just the last hour or so, I’ve learned quite a lot, which is surprising, considering that I … more →
spoiling christmas
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rik wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s definitely that time of year! Time to go caroling, keep the hot chocolate warm on t … more →
one busy day
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rik wrote 1 year ago: I went to sleep at 9:30 last night. 9:30! That’s unheard of for me. We got up at 5:45 this mor … more →
guys, want more romance in your lives? just sign here
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rik wrote 1 year ago: A friend of mine recently sent me an email announcement about a new web service that has really made … more →
in which the kid figures it out just in the nick of time
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rik wrote 1 year ago: I stayed home from work on Tuesday. While this may seem like the beginnings of a tell-all confession … more →
how to care for an infant
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rik wrote 1 year ago: I recently found a wonderful set of instructions for new parents that are just fantastic: clear, con … more →
my kids' music is cooler than your music (and your kids' music)
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rik wrote 1 year ago: Yeah, I know—them’s fightin’ words. But it’s true. I mean, most kids’ music … more →
The Joy of Halloween
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The Jamoker wrote 2 years ago: So, I’m wondering…how many times in one day can a child yell out - “Trick or Treat … more →
but daddy, which one?
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rik wrote 2 years ago: Chloe: Daddy? Me: (desperately trying to maintain unconsciousness) What? C: The cats are fighting! M … more →
this should teach you a lesson!
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rik wrote 2 years ago: Hyrum: Daddy, can I have a time out?Me: (incredulous) A what?! H: A time out! Me: Why? H: Because I … more →
adding insult
rik wrote 2 years ago: …to more bodily waste than most people should have to deal with in a day, I didn’t do th … more →
Jamoker Says:
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The Jamoker wrote 2 years ago: “The most effective parents have split-personalities. They are tough and kind at the same time … more →
rpotd: "provident living"
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rik wrote 2 years ago: Taken at the beginning of this past spring, as we were getting ready to plant our very first vegetab … more →
