by | | Fatherhood, Men and Parenting, Men as Elders
Guest post by Peter Clothier (for my grandsons) Tomorrow is your sixth birthday, Luka. In this morning’s meditation, my thoughts turned not only to you but also to my older grandson, your cousin, Joe; and to my own two grandfathers. I was thinking about how important...
by | | Men and Initiation, Men and Mentoring, Men and Parenting, Men as Elders
Male Rites of Passage with Nicky Wilks, Episode 54, April 4, 2017 This week on Real Men Feel, Andy Grant and Appio Hunter are joined by the founder of Journeymen.us, Nicky Wilks, to talk about the need for rituals, ceremonies and rites of passage for creating better...
by | | Fatherhood, Men and Parenting, Men and Relationship
Embed from Getty Images As a parent I want my son to do his very best at everything he tries; not because I think it’ll make him the next super bowl MVP or the next highest-paid endorser for Nike, Reebok or Under Armor; more because it’ll help him achieve whatever he...
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The wooden sign hanging in my kitchen above the stove reads ‘Take time for what matters most’. Pacing up and down the walkways in the terminal of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport—after my flight’s second delay—isn’t exactly my form of what matters....
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Embed from Getty Images By Gregory Tapler Being a dad is hard work. What the hell does that even mean? Hard work? A labor of love? A duty? A responsibility? There are times when I talk to my friends when I’m having a hard day being a dad. Often I’m met with ‘Yeah, but...
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Dad’s giving their sons “The Talk” are often moments of extreme discomfort and hilarity – here is one such case… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – One of the more...