By John Jericiau I often have this same recurring dream. I just woke up from it in fact. I’m in my Honda Odyssey. It’s been parked outside a party or some kind of get together. The event has ended and I’m in the driver’s seat about to start it. The road that I’m parked on […]
Gay Dad: Our Surrogate, Our Friend
Gay Dad: Sit up Even Straighter
By John Jericiau After last week when I blogged about some postural hints for parents from a physical therapist’s perspective (mine), I was pleasantly surprised by the feedback: “Good tips, thanks!” “Is that really you in the picture?” “Got anything else to share with us?” Well, you’re welcome, sorry that’s not me, and of course […]
Gay Dad: Nature Vs. Neuter
Originally sitting down to write a blog on nature versus nurture, my auto-correct took over and changed nurture to neuter. I decided that this change was appropriate. We have three sons now, and one might assume that there might possibly be a smidgeon of similarity between at least two of them. After all, two of […]
Gay Dad: The Resolutions 2.0
Gay Dad: Grateful and Proud
Gay Dad: PTA = Parents That Act
I’m ramping up my involvement in our elementary school, which is arguably one of if not the best public school on the west side, in our beautiful city of Santa Monica. With two boys in and one more on deck, I will be inextricably intertwined with this kinder through fifth grade school for a total […]
Gay Dad: Phlegm, Pee, Puke and Poop
By John Jericiau Human waste. Bodily secretions. Discharges. Emissions. Call them what you will, but these are the bane of my existence. My entire life has been spent avoiding these at all costs. First, as a grade school boy, I utterly detested the loogies that my friends would hurl across the playground during recess. Disgusting! […]
Gay Dad: Full of Thanks
I’m thankful for Alen, who over the last ten years has been referred to first as my boyfriend, then lover, partner, domestic partner, better half, and now, thanks to the judicial system, my spouse. Soul mate, man, mate, and partner-in-crime also come to mind, although we have never broken any laws together (well maybe if […]
Gay Dad: The Beginning of the End
By John Jericiau As happy an occasion as it is, the first birthday of your last baby is also filled with lots of sorrow and nostalgia. Of course I’m glad that we’ve made it through the first 365 days relatively unscathed, although his forehead has had more than his fair share of bruises now that […]