Tag: Man Up

When I Realized It Was Okay to Be a Dad and Stopped Trying to Be a Mom

When I Realized It Was Okay to Be a Dad and Stopped Trying to Be a Mom It was 1997 and it was time for me to figure out how to take charge of this unimaginable situation I was in. I was the primary – correction, sole and […]

Treat Your Wife Better in Divorce Than When Together

A message to men going through a divorce: Start treating your wife better now than you treated her when you were together. You have to start thinking smart and that is the thing you have to do to win your divorce.

I’m a Man Who Likes Taking Selfies

Over the past few years I have taken hundreds of selfies and posted them all over my social media. The discussion about the narcissistic nature of folks who take selfies has made its way out of the psychiatric community and is now somewhat commonplace. And therefore, I have been called…

The Difference Between Great Leadership and Great Parenting

There’s no shortage of articles out there about what it takes to make a great leader and plenty of articles on what it takes to be a great parent. And maybe not that many folks who have figured out how to be great at either.

Can Anyone Take the Place of Your Dad?

Celebrating mom is as American as apple pie and it has been for the past 101 years since Woodrow Wilson proclaimed mother’s day a national holiday. I remember the joy I felt when I would bring my mom breakfast in bed, flowers, a present and a hand-made card on mother’s day.

Can a Father Be a Role Model for His Daughters?

I couldn’t be a role model to my girls for the way to be a successful woman – or could I? – I finally just (a tad nervously) asked each of my daughters. What is the one thing they have learned from me in my examples that helps them be a successful woman today? And here’s what they said: