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 […]
By John Jericiau My spouse and I are coming up on ten awesome years together. We marked the calendar from our first date together: June 11th, 2004. Most of our hetero friends start the clock as of the date of their wedding, but since we weren’t afforded that opportunity until June 21st, 2008 (during a […]
By John Jericiau It wasn’t until 3:11pm this afternoon when I plopped into a chair behind a booth at my boys’ school fundraising carnival that I realized that it was the first time I had sat down all day. Up since a 6am nudge in my bed as my middle son crawled under the covers, […]
By John Jericiau This parenting gig is incredible. As a stay-at-home dad, my life is filled with so many milestones and memories and happiness and joy. Each day our three boys amaze us with new words and deep thoughts and unconditional love. The experiences that my husband and I are sharing are at times so […]
One of the perks of being the parent of young kids is making new friends. It all comes at such a good time too. Once you start having kids, in a natural and gradual way the friends you had in your single, childless years start fading away. I’m not bitter about it, although there are […]
By: John Jericiau When you have kids, I think you become even more sappy and sentimental than your ordinary sappy and sentimental self. I’ve been touched lately, at times to the point of crying, and here are some examples. • When my son’s kindergarten teacher holds his face in her hands, looks in his eyes, […]
By John Jericiau Six weeks into the school year, and our boys have changed. A bit for the better, and two bits for the worse. First the better. Writing has improved. Interest in math has increased exponentially. They’re trying to read road signs and store signs and zodiac signs. They’re constantly asking interesting questions, such […]
By: John Jericiau It’s day two of four days alone with my three sons, ages six years, five years, and ten months. I think that sentence alone would make the heart rate of most parents begin to race. But I’m good with it. I signed up for it, and it’s no surprise that I’m in […]
By: John Jericiau Something has happened recently. Ever since the boys returned to school, I’m living in some kind of alternate universe – maybe a black hole. I’m starting to fray at the edges. I’m holding on for dear life but the drain of fatherhood is circling and sucking me down. Maybe it’s because summer […]
By: John Jericiau I’m falling in love with my sons’ elementary school. And what’s not to love. First there’s the location. It’s a 3-mile commute to the school from our house, but half of it is with an ocean view. It’s located in the tony part of Santa Monica, and the neighborhood is beautiful, safe, […]
