Another talk with dad.

PARENTINGJoseph LongMarch 14, 2023dads, advice, parents, parents and children, 2023, childrening, manifesto Comment

A tragicomic operatic symphony in three parts.

PARENTINGJoseph LongFebruary 15, 20222022, a Tuesday, competition, conflict, moms, dads, 02 years old, 05 years old, animals, Countess Becca, EVEL, EZ Comment

Crickets (we on the hot dry ground).

CHILDHOOD, PARENTING, OUTDOORSJoseph LongSeptember 8, 20212021, 04 years old, animals, explorations, hiking & the outdoors, parents and children, EVEL, dads, conversationsComment

Big bloody hug (1 part 2-year old, 2 parts 4-year old).

PARENTINGJoseph LongAugust 20, 20212021, sickness and health, 02 years old, 04 years old, parents, childrening, parents and children, a snippet of life, dads, selfie, photographComment

I am Dad (hope & guidance for my teen daughter).

PARENTING, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGIONJoseph LongJanuary 10, 2021gender and identity, Girls, dads, 2021, teenagers, MDL, controversy, 13 years old, 13-16 years old, manifesto, conversation Comment

You.

PARENTINGJoseph LongJuly 10, 20202020, dads, parents, children, parents and children Comments

But wait until he’s four (thoughts on three years).

CHILDHOOD, PARENTING, PHOTOGRAPHJoseph LongDecember 29, 2019children, parents and children, 2019, a snippet of life, photograph, dads, 03 years oldComment

Waste a minute or ten (in the dark of this day your dirty hand is everything).

PARENTINGJoseph LongDecember 2, 2019EVEL, parents and children, dads, a moment, 2019, parents, 02 years old Comments

Some days the dream is dead, or hibernating.

JosephLongDecember 5, 201842, Joseph Ivan Long, Mt. Norway, dads, goals, parentsComment

Nine conversations with nine women.

Becca and I split parenting and work. One works, the other schools, plays, and raises young minds and hearts. Then we switch the next day. We have done a variation of this for over eleven years and going strong.

Strong-ish?

I am not avoiding the phrase SAHD (stay at home dad) for any particular reason, other than the fact that it doesn't quite apply in our case accurately. We both raise children, we both work, we both stay home at some points and work at other points. It's great when there's one parent to work five days and one parent to stay home five days or whatever, but that's not us. We keep things hopping and make things work. Most of the time, mostly well.