I once was Ken Griffey Jr. No, I don’t mean I got to meet him. And I don’t mean I was him in a video game. I mean, I was Ken Griffey Jr., along with a host of other baseball players: Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr., Rickey Henderson…you name it…
Tag: parenthood
I’m Addicted to My To-Do List
Every day when I get home from work, it’s “go time.” And for me, it looks a little something like this: Kiss my family. Get the mail. Make lunch. Prep breakfast for tomorrow. Clean toy room so I can use it for my workout the next morning. Setup tomorrow’s workout. Add any receipts…
Marriage Is a Team Effort
Every morning, after I wake up, one of the first things I do is make the bed. (Exciting start to this blog post, huh?) This tends to be one of my chores in our marriage because my wife Alissa typically comforts and feeds our infant daughter Clara when she wakes…
If You’re Tired and You’re Weary
A couple weeks ago, Alissa and I journeyed with our 3 kids to Seattle for Thanksgiving. Each year we take this trip to spend time with her family. But this was the first year in which we were officially outnumbered. Everything started off great. We survived the wait in the…
It’s Time to Stop Complaining about Our Kids on Social Media
A couple weeks ago, my wife and I joined her family for a trip to Hawaii. I say “trip” because anyone who has ever traveled with a 4-year-old and 20-month-old knows it’s definitely not a “vacation.” But our boys did great on the 7-hour flight, and between the pools, beach…
When Parenthood Has You Feeling Like a Fool
I never thought this parenthood thing was going to be easy. Heck, when my first child was born, I drove home from the hospital under the speed limit (for the first time in my life). I chalk it up to “needing time to process.” But I might have been pondering…
Why I Stopped Watching So Much Football
Around 5 years ago, I retired from fantasy football. I wish I could say it was because of some big revelation about being a better husband and father, but I was newly married, and my kids weren’t born yet. Quite simply I got tired. I was in multiple fantasy football…
The Struggle I Have with Fatherhood
In January 2012, I completed my first (and to this point only) marathon. I still remember crossing the finish line after a grueling 26.2 miles. The pain. The exhilaration. And the swell of emotion knowing I had just accomplished something special. For 18 weeks, I trained…