Category: Fatherhood Reflections
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Dear Beanpod – Veterans Day
Dear Beanpod, We’re quickly entering into the Michigan winter. The days are getting short. And the time is flying by. You are six weeks old today, which by some accounts is a notable milestone. You are in that gray area between “newborn” and “infant.” Make no mistake, in your Dad’s…
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Dear Beanpod – Keeping faith in people
Dear Beanpod, We’re closing in on 3 weeks since you’ve arrived. We all are in the midst of a daily experiment to try to get used to this new life – you included! When I look at you, I can’t imagine how strange everything must seem. In your waking moments,…
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Dear Beanpod – This is our time
Dear Beanpod, A week ago today, the moment that we’d been waiting for finally arrived. You are here. You are a girl! And you have a name, Penelope. But, you are still and will always be our beanpod. What was formerly just something that seemed figurative, that we could only…
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Dear Beanpod – On the Eve of You
Dear Beanpod, We are in crunch time. The blocks are now just “block.” We are currently sitting at only 2 days until your expected due date, and we are prepared that you may come at any moment now. This may very well be my last note to you before you…
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Dear Beanpod – About your Great Grandma Ann, and the end of all countdowns
Dear Beanpod, Today, the blocks indicate that we are less than a month away from your birth. The countdown is soon coming to its conclusion. In 28 days, or thereabouts, you will be here. We can’t wait. I’ve really enjoyed writing you these notes. It’s been a chance for me…
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Dear Beanpod – About Your Host
Dear Beanpod, The days are flying by. We are now 38 days away from your due date. It’s been funny observing people interact with us recently. As your mother has become more visibly pregnant, people have become more and more bold. Strangers at the grocery store are congratulating us. We…
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The Dream of Routine?
I have been thinking lately about what the routine is going to be like once our “beanpod” arrives (currently sitting at 42 days out). They say it could go a number of ways. The conventional wisdom I’m receiving says that it lot depends on sleep schedule, and a lot on…
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Dear Beanpod – The “Other Countdown”
Dear Beanpod, This morning, I turned the countdown blocks over to 50. We are 50 days out from your due date. We got a great picture of your face last week from inside your mother’s womb. You are almost here. Today, I wanted to talk to you about something that…
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Dear Beanpod – The Gravity of Certain Places
Dear Beanpod, Throughout the course of your life, you will find that there is an inexplicable gravity between you and certain places. You find yourself intersecting with the same point at a different time, giving you the opportunity reflect on the years in between and ponder about what might be…
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Disclaimer about this blog – I don’t really know how to do anything (mostly)
Since this is going to be a blog that focuses on fatherhood and racing in triathlons, I thought that before we get too far into this journey together, I’d set some expectations for the reader. Truth is, I don’t know much about either of these things – fatherhood and triathlons,…
The TriDad Life 