The Dad Life

Scooby Doo, our beloved dog of 12 years, passed on on March 13, 2013. He was very ill and we helped put him out of his misery, though not wi...

Ella was telling me about an elaborate “family” game she played at recess with her fourth-grade friends. It involved about a dozen kids,...

Sophia decided in January that she was ready for sleep away camp this summer. Her older sister Ella will be going with her, but Sophia kno...

Tanya surprised Sophia with an early seventh birthday present by taking her to get her ears pierced. When I joked that I would do the same...

Tanya and I have a friend named Ann Marie who is single and has no kids. She is as worldly as they come, having taken trips to places such...

At dinner a few nights ago, Sophia, my first-grader, suggested we play the “quiet game.” For those of you without kids, it’s a standard ...

Ella needed my assistance for a school project she was working on and was very appreciative when I helped her. “That’s why they pay me the b...