Remember back in the day when frozen fish sticks were simply frozen fish sticks. I remember them at school lunch. I never had a problem with them. If memory serves, I think I kind of liked them. And honestly, I kind of like them today. And I’m a grown ass man and everything. But that … Continue reading The Battles We Never Knew
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As a Girl Dad – Part 7
The Girl Dad Survival Guide to “I’m Fine.”(A BecauseJimSays Field Manual) There is no phrase more dangerous in the English language spoken by a woman of any age than: “I’m fine.” Spoken by your daughter. Spoken by your wife – uh oh …. But that’s for another blog Then again, I know my limitations, I’ll … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 7
What’s His Story?
Had a conversation the other day. Well, it wasn’t a “conversation” in the normal sense of the word. You know — a conversation where two or more people are speaking. This was more of an internal dialogue I was having with… something else. Yes, something. Not someone. A fly. Ok, so here’s the deal. I … Continue reading What’s His Story?
I Must Confess
Let me start off by saying: “It meant nothing.” I mean it.Truly.It meant nothing. It was a one-time thing. I was by myself.I was in Florida.And it was hot. So, so hot. You were back home in Delaware.Hundreds of miles away.And I needed it. I needed it bad. Then I heard about this place.Someone mentioned … Continue reading I Must Confess
The Epic Unspoken Battle
There is a struggle.There is a strategy.There is a desired outcome. It’s different for everyone—but make no mistake… It’s there. We act nonchalant.We pretend it’s no big deal.We look straight ahead like emotionally stable adults. HA !!! But it’s there.The elephant in the room. Completely unspoken. We’ve all been there—wedged next to a complete stranger … Continue reading The Epic Unspoken Battle
The Wait
You know how they say,“It’ll be worth the wait”? Spoiler alert… it’s usually not. The other day, I had to “take a sales call.”You know… THAT moment when the second cup of coffee and your kinda-sorta spicy lunch decide to tag team you. So off I go. Phew… made it in time. But dang… forgot … Continue reading The Wait
As a Girl Dad – Part 6
There are perks to being a girl dad. There are perks to being a dad in general. But with perks… come penalties. And sometimes those penalties leave emotional scars.Deep ones.The kind that resurface… every time you drive past a drive-thru. For most of my life, I believed chicken nuggets and chicken tenders were basically the … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 6
We All Had Heroes.
I certainly had one. To this day – I still admire him. And I use the term “him” oddly, because I know there is no real “him”. He wasn’t real. But the idea of “him” was always real. And yes, I still admire him. Nothing ever got him down. Nothing bothered him. Any bad situation … Continue reading We All Had Heroes.
As a Girl Dad – Part 5
Things I Never Expected to Say as a Girl Dad Before I had daughters, I assumed fatherhood would involve saying things like: “Don’t touch that.” “Get down from there.” “Who broke this?” Normal dad phrases. What I did not expect was the number of sentences that would come out of my mouth that make absolutely … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 5
As a Girl Dad – Part 4
I’m Right Here There is something I genuinely enjoy about the four of us going out to dinner. Not the food.(Not really.) It’s the moment.All four of us at the same table. No carpools. No practices. No “I’ll just meet you there.” Just us. Now—like any modern American family—there are occasional phone sightings. A scroll … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 4
My Take on Life and Events 