10 Aug 2009 Before I go further I want to ask all and any of you who are reading this blog to join the conversation. Men don’t seem to have much of a clue as to what is expected of them and too many women seem to be angry with men for not knowing and [...]
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9 Aug 2009 As I write these blogs I think about all the wonderful men who have come into my life to teach me how they mentored themselves (most frequently) and were fortunately mentored by another man (less frequently) during this important period of personal growth … pregnancy. What has struck me time and again [...]
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8 Aug 2009 Over the past blog entries we’ve discussed some very important fatherhood qualities. Each of them has a huge impact on how you feel about yourself, how your partner views you, how your baby knows you and how others perceive of you. Delight is just for you. Yes, it can be shared with [...]
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7 Aug 2009 This is by far the very best laughter website http://www.laughteryoga.org/. Humor during this early phase of pregnancy is not about telling jokes or making fun of others, it’s about using the cartoons in your head to enjoy life and alleviate stress. Everyone has cartoons going through our minds. Sometimes we have to [...]
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5 Aug 2009 Let me ask you a question … who’s watching out for your toddler? Keeping in mind that as a dad you will spend time alone with your children, you must have eyes in the back of your head, above your ears as well as on your face looking forward. You have to [...]
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03 August 2009 If a catapillar morphs into a butterfly, an adult human morphs into a parent by growing a second set of arms. Another father or mother will see that in each other but they are not obvious to those who do not have children. This second set of arms is located inside the [...]
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2 August 2009 Periodically we need to bring all these fatherhood qualities together for you. In Phase 1 of pregnancy in your journey through ‘becoming’ a father to ‘being’ a father you are being asked to choose your own personal growth because your baby and the woman in your life are now on a biological [...]
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30 July 2009 Is awareness the same as attention to detail? Not really. Being aware is just that … paying attention. However, attention to detail means you have to move your awareness into a smaller focus. ATTENTION TO DETAIL FOR YOURSELF Remember we are sticking to Phase 1 of pregnancy and how to grow specific [...]
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28 July 2009 AWARENESS Hum … for some reason patience and kindness would probably mean or exhibit itself fairly similarly when perfected by different people but ‘awareness’ doesn’t bring out that same sense of ‘I know what that means!’ You can exercise patience or kindness within yourself and toward yourself (remember our inner thoughts about [...]
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26 July 2009 We all suffer from impatience … some more than others. During this early phase of ‘becoming’ a father impatience can abound. Your life is being dismantled as you know it and rearranging itself for the future. This period repeats itself within a few days of the birth of your baby. The first [...]
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