Celebrate Diwali America is still about religious freedom and acceptance of all religions, no matter what the supremacists say. I pay attention to Diwali to honor my friends of Asian Indian heritage, I am grateful to live in NYC where my family has had the opportunity to meet folks of many different religious practices so […]
Parenting Stories
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month – Support Prevent Child Abuse America! #GrowingBetterTogether
This post is sponsored by PreventChildAbuse.org Child Abuse Prevention Month is a great time to reflect. We are coming out of a two-year global pandemic where nerves were raw, families were stuck in close quarters together, and added stress was at an all-time high. What we can do, right now: -Ask for help if you […]
Prevent Child Abuse America Supports All Parents, Even Adoptive Parents Who Are Pre-Screened For Issues! #GrowingBetterTogether
This post is sponsored by PreventChildAbuse.org I have always loved children. Then my little brother became a dad, and when I laid eyes on my nephew for the first time, I knew I had to be a dad someday. If he could do it, then I had to, it was always my dream. And thankfully […]
Prevent Child Abuse America – Happy 50th Anniversary! #GrowingBetterTogether
This post is sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse America I have partnered with Prevent Child Abuse America, on their 50th Anniversary year of being a champion for children. PCA America is the oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens, and to support their 50th Anniversary celebration, I am […]
Happy 18th Birthday To Our Son! #adoption #parenting #gayparents #family
Happy 18th Birthday! I was 44 when the miracle occurred and our baby was born. This is why I have been accused of being his grandfather since I brought in that first roll of film to be developed in Arizona! I always loved kids. My neighbor had young kids that I would babysit for, and […]
Mom vs Dad! The New Book By My Friends, Lucy & Tom Riles! @LifeofDadShow @LucyRiles @lifeofmomuncut
Mom vs Dad! My friends wrote a book and I am thrilled to share it here with you! I met Tommy Riles through my activity in the blog world, He is part of the huge dad blog, Life of Dad! We have worked together and been friends for years. He is also the warm up […]
Positive Adult Role Models Help Fight Adverse Childhood Experiences!
I became a parent through adoption at the age of 44. We worked long and hard to be able to complete that process and then were blessed to attend the birth of our child, and become his parents immediately. Before that point, we spent our time surrounded by nieces and nephews, the children in our […]
The Son With Two Dads Asks: Do I Have a Mom? #HappyMothersDay #MothersDay #Parenting #Adoption
(Updated from an earlier post from 2012! There is a fairy above our heads in the picture above, but no pun was intended!) When you are in a same sex marriage with an adopted son, this is a question that is bound to come up. I have not read the books and I don’t know […]
Dad 2 Summit Returns to Washington, D. C., And I Am A Speaker! @dad2summit #dad2summit
Dad 2 Summit Returns to Washington, D. C.! Yay! That’s me on the upper left! Speaking again at the Dad 2.0 Summit Conference! I am excited to be headed back to my favorite conference of the year, my sixth in a row, and back in my neck of the woods, our nation’s capital! I still […]
Stop Kids From Smoking By Stopping Easy Access To Cigarettes! @TobaccoFreeNYS #SeenEnoughTobacco #IC #AD
Stop Kids From Smoking: This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. My whole childhood I received messages about the negative affects of smoking. Blackened lungs, increased risk of cancer, and general bad health […]
Happy Birthday Son! Celebrating Our Son’s Birth Story on His 16th Birthday! #adoption #parenting #family #gayparents
Happy Birthday Son! May 28, 2003 we got the phone call. Something was happening. Be ready she said, I do not think I will make it to my scheduled C-section! We changed our flight and flew to Arizona and drove to the hospital. We met our birth mom for the first time. The next morning […]
Easter & Passover Family Holiday Photos w/Linky!
Easter & Passover
Table Manners: The Social Skills That Get You Through Life! Guest Post From Grace Of @Blessed_Element! #parenting
Table Manners: Table etiquette may include: Which utensil to use. Your bread plate is on your left. Food is passed to the right The proper way to eat soup Behaving with manners at the table includes knowing how to interact with the others eating with you. It is at the table where my children were […]
