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Giants of Men

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[This is a revised version of a post originally published on Jan. 11, 2009, one that I felt was worth revisiting.]
This weekend, I buried my grandfather. He was a giant among men, and will be sorely missed.
He lost his wife of 65 years to cancer over two years ago, and he still lived at home [...]

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Don’t Point That Thing at Me: 02.12.10

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Be careful of kids with cameras. And never post the photos they take of you on the web.

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It’s Not the Fall So Much as the Impact

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I had a major reality check this last week.
Maybe reality check is not the correct term for it – perhaps mortality check is. Something happened to me that changed my life in the space of a single second.
I’m writing this propped up in a reclining lawn chair in my living room, with my right [...]

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Tiny Commitments: A Daily Dad Schedule

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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been noticing the tendency in myself to easily make time for a quick phone call or email during my day if it’s work related, but a reluctance to be able to fit in some of the more important things every day, such as really connecting with my wife [...]

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A Look Back at the Best of Natural Papa 2009

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As we close out 2009, I’ve been looking back at the year’s posts and the traffic and link love I’ve received from other blogs, with an eye toward pointing you to the most read articles here. I was pleasantly surprised to notice that according to my WordPress statistics plugin, Natural Papa has now received over [...]

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Advice to Myself as a Young Man

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This year I turned 40, and along with the realization that I’m now middle-aged (ack!) came some meditations on the life lessons I’ve learned so far (or not learned, as the case may be). As part of that process of introspection, I found myself wondering what I wish I had heard (and taken to heart) [...]

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When Does a Boy Become a Man? Our Missing Rites of Manhood

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At what point in a boy’s life does he become a man? How does his community, his father and uncles and grandpas, acknowledge that transition and begin the initiation and mentoring process of bringing him into the brotherhood of men?
With our daughters, we can acknowledge their ascent to young womanhood when they start their moon [...]

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Do What You Love, Not Just What Makes You Money

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All of us need to have something in our life that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with making a living, or making our family happy, or meeting someone else’s needs.
When we don’t fill ourselves up by pursuing our passions, we get emptied out and have nothing to give to others. I’ve been doing a [...]

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Natural Fatherhood: My Credo

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I’ve had a number of dads (and moms) ask me why I choose to use the term ‘natural fatherhood’, as opposed to just fatherhood or parenting. One of the first things I bring up is the idea of natural parenting – a parenting style that fits closely with my personal ideals.
Everyone defines it a bit [...]

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10 Tips for Positive Parenting

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Sometimes, parenting skills can be learned from the most unlikely places. Like business, for example.
I’ve had my own business, managed businesses for others, and worked for a number of employers, both good and bad. The following positive parenting tips all come from lessons I’ve learned during those experiences, and I hope you’ll find something [...]

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