Parenting Isn't for whimps

If you are looking for instant gratification, maybe parenting isn't for you. IN fact you may never receive thanks for the important role you play.

Fishng

Here a link to a nice article from the Corvallis Gazette Times on grandpa taking kids fishing.

Parenting

Heard at a recent event, "No matter how you raise your kids you (the parent) will get blamed for something."

Wrestling with your kids

I heard a story today from a dad who had fond memories of him and his brothers wrestling w/their dad. The fun part was that dad had to stay on his knees. This dad now has the same wrestling matches with his kids. This is kind of tradition to pass on.

Backup Dads

Here's a link to a Time magazine about a dad who made arrangements for his daughters to have a male influence after he was diagnosed with cancer.

How a Cancer-Stricken Dad Chose a Council of Successors

Father of Mine Video

My brother asked to to watch this music video and asked why he got so choked up when he watched it.

Kids who lose parents still grieve as adults

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/23/child.bereavement.study/index.html?hpt=Sbin