Jack Rice

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Exploring the great outdoors

As every parent knows, a bored child is a menace to herself and others. Lacking positive ways of focusing her...

Divisions of labor

One of the things that made me wary about having children earlier was intimidation over the sheer work involved in...

Drinking the Kool-Aid

My 2-year-old daughter is growing faster and stronger every day. Whenever I’m obliged to chase after her, I, like all...

Whither modern dad

Like most parents, I spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about how the various things I do might impact my...

Germs of endearment

Early last summer, a little over a month after my daughter’s first birthday, my wife and I felt we’d reached a huge...

Alimentary canal diary

Like many expectant parents, I was dreading the number one and two responsibilities of raising a baby. The numbers...

Enemy at the baby gate

As a new father with no significant prior experience with small children, I worry I’ve missed something big and...

Feeling gravity’s Pull-Ups

I’m an older first-time father. My daughter arrived a mere two months before my 50th birthday and my official...