Motherhood.  Its not a job for the faint of heart.  And you mothers that read this newsletter are in the toughest part of the toughest job.  The early years are simply brutal.  Day by day, you are struggling to pull it all together against formidable challenges.  Luckily, most of you have a co-pilot to help share the load.  And, as it turns out, it is that time of year when the world, led by Hallmark, turns it gaze of appreciation toward the co-pilot and makes him the guest of honor on that copycat of holidays, Father’s day.

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Greetings mother’s of Burlingame (and their support staff).  It is my great pleasure to communicate with you again with this, my third annual Father’s Day column.  My first column explored Fatherhood Fictions.  My second introduced my alter ego, Neanderdad.  This year, I am writing to encourage every parent out there to know and love their parenting clichés. Continue reading →

A while back I wrote some fatherhood fictions about my family.  A few fake anecdotes to pass the time.  But recently, I’ve been considering more serious matters.  Painful truths about being a father, which I have uncovered.  I want to write about the greatest riddle of parenting:   why is there such a horribly unfair distribution of innate parenting skills between fathers and mothers?    Continue reading →