Category: Fatherhood Reflections
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Dear Beanpod – The biology of you…and MORE!
Dear Beanpod, Your Mom and I took some classes at the hospital yesterday to get some tips about how to take care of you in your early days of life. It’s pretty clear that although you will be beautiful to us, you are also going to be extremely gross .…
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Why “TriDad Life?” What’s this all about?
Welcome to TriDad Life. This is the first official post! I thought I would begin by explaining about the site name and give you an idea of what you can expect here. So, why “TriDad Life?” What’s this about? Why am I blogging? There are several reasons: I expect I’ll…
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Dear Beanpod
Dear Beanpod, Two years ago today, your Mother and I returned to Michigan from a significant trip to Montana that directly intersects with your life story. It was on this trip to Montana that we decided we wanted to become more than just two individual people. We decided that we…
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Dear Beanpod – We’re Ready
Dear Beanpod, The blocks are telling us that there are 76 days until your arrival. Of course, this is just an estimate. We don’t know exactly when that will be yet. That’s really up to you and the Big Man. Something changed for me this week. A question popped into…
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Dear Beanpod – About Dreaming
Dear Beanpod, I am taking a short break on a workday to eat lunch and write you a quick note. A little secret of mine is that I like to watch something while I have lunch, particularly during the summer months. You’ll find that life is full of contradictions and…
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Dear Beanpod – Accepting My New Reality
Dear Beanpod, Things are coming together. All the painting is done for your nursery, and now we put in the first piece of furniture! Little by little, we’re getting ready for you. In one of my last notes, I was mentioning some of the conflicting feelings I’ve been having knowing…
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Dear Beanpod – The Year of the Rabbit
Dear Beanpod, We’re still here in Tuscola using numbered blocks to keep track of how much time we have until you’re here. Right now we are at 97 days. Something funny has been happening in our backyard this summer. Almost every time I look outside, there are bunny rabbits. I’ve…
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Dear Beanpod – Thoughts about “Time”
Dear Beanpod, We’ve been spending a lot of time getting ready for your arrival. This will be your nursery where you’ll spend a great deal of the early days of your life. It used to be your Aunt Julia’s room, and then I kinda ruined that for her . It…
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