They say you can’t go home again, which, in some cases, is a fair point. However, what if home was where you made it, and throughout our assorted travels we were collecting more than magnets and t-shirts, but also a connectivity with one another that trumped the doubts and insecurities of too many generations?
This longing to connect, in a hyper-connected world that paradoxically can seem more disconnected than ever, is the reason that humanitarian aid spreads between borders, and people make the effort to live as global citizens who take care of our own in times of crisis.
There are lessons there, in the travel and the support system, that will shape our kids into the best possible future. They know what it means to need, to give and take help. They know what it means to see past the post card and into the lives that are living there.
Honestly, we can’t ask for much more than that—a world made smaller by the friendships created in our daily encounters, and the doing of great things together.
No pressure, dads, but sometimes you’re the only map they have. Luckily, we’re harder to fold than that.
Show your kids the world, no matter where you are, and we will all be better for it.
IN THE NEWS
The Dad 2.018 Call For Speakers ends tonight! If you’ve been percolating your ideas during these last 18 days, now is the time to get them down and hit SUBMIT.
Fun fact, you can be a good dad and a “real man.”
Unique baby names are taking over: From 1985 to 2004, the number of names in circulation doubled.
Here is one of our favorite success stories about dads helping out students who need father figures.
“Pluralistic ignorance”: Why dads in Japan don’t take paternity leave.
Fathers pledged to stay involved in their children’s education, meet with teachers, and monitor academic progress. Also, marching.
Afraid you’ve missed your chance to be a “good dad?” Spoiler alert: You haven’t.
New York Yankee Todd Frazier is making daily calls to the father the young girl who was injured when a foul ball off Frazier’s bat struck her.
A father’s counsel is crucial to help his daughter understand her complete autonomy over her body.
How do gay dads manage without paid paternity leave? Read this.
PORCHLIGHT POSTS
- “If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…,” then there’s a good chance you’ll show up in Chris McGuire‘s blog post.
- James R.C. Smith shares “Why Kids Need a Role Model” and what he’s going to do about it.
- Growing up is climbing up with Jeff Jackson in “4th Grade, Another Mountaintop.”
- The latest debate in America is over the kneeling protest and the lenses through which we each view it. Jeremy Barnes looks through his in “I Stand, but I Support Those That Take a Knee.”
- Traveling with kids is a learning experience for everyone, especially Jason Greene in “Lost in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.“
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