I feel as proud as a bald telepath in a cool wheelchair.
(via Being a Geek on Facebook)
I see a lot of Dads who believe they can’t take care of their kids without the help of their wife or partner. I think it’s ridiculous and it needs to stop. There’s this pathetic kind of panic that crosses these men’s faces when they realize their going to be alone with their children for 24 hours or more.
Dads: It’s time to man up and learn how to take care of your children.
I don’t care how busy you are at work. You will always be busy, so there’s never a good time to get good at taking care of your kids.
The reason why Dads need to be able to look after their kids without help is because it creates a deeper relationship with the children. If you start to believe you don’t know how to take care of your kids, you withdraw from their daily routine and this eventually marginalizes them from your life. They don’t need you and you don’t need them. It’s easier but it ruins your long-term relationship with them.
My wife is currently enjoying herself in London with some friends at the Chelsea Garden Show. I’m on my own to look after our two boys (ages 1 and 4) for roughly 72 hours. It’s pretty straight forward:
It’s all about practice - just tell your partner to take a break for a couple days and then jump right in. Kids are flexible and fun and they’ll deal pretty well with a little chaos. After you’ve done this a couple times you’ll feel completely confident that you can take care of your kids on your own without any help.
I’m in that place now and I feel so much closer to my kids because I understand their needs and how to meet them.
Google Docs - Pressing ⌘+s (ctrl + s) the first time will save the document in the interface, while pressing it again will open the default browser dialog to save the page to your hard drive.
/via Gregory Koberger
Positions readers / Posturas lectoras (ilustración de Gluyas Williams)
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