http://www.thedaddyproject.org fatherhood, dissected Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:49:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another classic. http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2009/02/goodnight-moon/ Chomp chomp. http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2009/02/the-very-hungry-caterpillar/ Cause what kid doesn't want a presidential action figure? http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2009/02/action-obama/ This is a music review. http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/08/tmbg/ There's a very destructive cycle that wraps around my relationship with bigR. I have obvious and serious anger issues, and often (OK always) snap far too quickly when the little dude is not acting quite right. Trouble is, he snaps just as quickly, which causes me to snap ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/snapping/ The house is quiet, the children are bathed and bedded down, I am ready for sleep. The shame of the day's unchecked anger hits me once again. I hope I figure this all out.  Soon. http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/calm/ Today's been rough. Steadily worse. A battle to control my anger, as my fuse burns shorter and shorter. I'm almost too tense to write - it's amazing how distracting such frustration can be. So what's got me upset? The usual. Noise, headaches, sinus trouble, bigR's attitude, littleR's perfectly-pitched cries, work. You'd ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/headaches-medication-anger-etc/ On a long weekend made null by 24-hour duty on Saturday, the family had no choice but to get up and out of the house on Friday. Our goal of continuing to fulfill our resolution of exploring somewhere new once a week demanded it. This time around: Waimea Valley Audubon ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/peacocks-shickens-and-geekos-oh-my/ I swear I used to be a pretty good writer. I think I peaked just before coming home from Iraq, last October. I think long-term lack of sleep has something to do with this. Truth be told, I got way more sleep in War than I ever did (& do) ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/getting-over-the-hump/ It hasn't happened yet - fortyish hours and counting - but I had my vasectomy "pre-screening" / Q&A session last Monday. Highlights include my stifling a laugh when the doc said "balls" and Gross Wife's suggestion we store a sample in a plastic baggie in our own freezer. Gross. We've ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/the-obligatory-vasectomy-pre-story/ Last night was a rough one. I had been overworked all week, getting little sleep, as usual. Friday was a day off, but we were still up pretty early and out of the house to hike up to Waimea Falls. I have 24-hour Duty today (Saturday), so the plan was ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/the-world-crying-record/ Man, you know you're an aging parent when you hear Eddie Murphy's voice and assume someone is watching Shrek or Mulan, when in fact it is Showtime. I don't really make it to the movies very often. // This post can also be viewed on theDaddyProject.org http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/showtime/ [The following tip was written after reviewing a half-dozen draft posts that may as well have been written by Elliott Smith.] Parenting Blog Tip #342: Quit being so fucking introspective and epiphanicratic and whiny and start talking about what's going on in real life, not in your head. Less "man I ... http://www.thedaddyproject.org/2008/03/oh-shut-the-hell-up-ya-softie/