Archive for the 'Fatherhood' Category

Realizations

My oldest son (Son #1) had surgery today. Minor outpatient surgery that required 30 minutes of operating room time and 3.5 hours of pre-operation and post-operation time. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining. I was raised in a medical family (Father = ER Doc, Mother = Nurse) and I worked […]

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If you had been a boy,
Your first name might have been Gage
Or Preston
Or Pryce.
Your middle name would have likely been Emory,
Like your father and your grandfather.
 
If you had been a girl,
Your first name might have been Madeline
Or Lily
Or Daisy.
Your middle name might have been Emory as well.
 
You would have been the youngest of four children
And […]

And Soon There Will Be Four

Those of you who know me, know that I have three sons (ages: 8, 4, 2).
 
Does the title make sense now?
 
Go ahead, take a minute and think about it.
 
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Got it?
 
Good.
 
Mrs. Campbellodeon told me last night that we will be having another child.  I found myself unable to stop smiling.  There is a generations-old feeling of […]