Comments on: The Modern Father

By: flowers

flowers — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:17:50 +0000

Hey Jennifer-

Glad to see you here :)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:03:58 +0000

Yeah! A Zeke pic. :)
I’ve been loving reading your blog.

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:20 +0000

Add my Mister to the army of fantastic fathers. I have him on my gratitude list more times than not for sure. .-= Tara´s last blog ..Halloween 2009 =-.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:04:11 +0000

Beautiful! I’m going to share this with my hubby :) And I have the same issue with having to let go my expectations about things being done differently than the way I would do them, but it’s mostly really stupid stuff like folding the towels and putting away clothes, that in the light of day seems silly to even worry about *lol* Thanks for the reminder of what there is to be grateful about :)

By: TheOrganicSister

TheOrganicSister — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:39:28 +0000

On the day you posted this Justin had stayed home from work for me. I had one of those overwhelming, the-world-is-falling-to-peices moments the night before (in which he responded by lying with me, holding me while I cried it all out) and he recognized my need for help. He cooked, cleaned, did laundry, worked in the yard and allowed me to have a day of much needed vegging. Then he accompanied us to the park with the unschooling group and relaxed with me in the grass.

That kind of unconditional love still amazes me.

~Tara
.-= TheOrganicSister´s last blog ..I just want to feel good. =-.

By: gardenmama

gardenmama — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:32:06 +0000

Yay for the Dad’s who are parenting from their hearts : )
What a beautiful post!!
.-= gardenmama´s last blog ...: Scenting Our Dreams ~ A Tutorial for making Dream Pillows :. =-.

By: Jasie VanGesen

Jasie VanGesen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:25:55 +0000

This post was lovely… and so very true. I have an ex-husband in my past that is NOT like this… and a new soon-to-be-husband that is. And I love him so very much for not being caught up in the patriarchal bullshit.
.-= Jasie VanGesen´s last blog ..I was feeling part of the scenery, I walked right out of the machinery. =-.

By: flowers

flowers — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:56:39 +0000

I’m so glad everyone related! I do believe there is a peaceful army of fantastic fathers out there. Good news for the world!

By: KDL

KDL — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:55:15 +0000

Indeed! We have twin toddlers and I am always so thankful that I don’t have to ask their dad to change their diapers or get up to comfort them in the middle of the night. He is the sole breadwinner, so he does work long hours, and I do try to make things easy for him. I have recently been chided for making his breakfast, packing his lunch, and home-baking the goodies he loves…but I wouldn’t trade places with him for the world. In this economy to have the pressure of providing for a family of five by the sweat of my brow? No thanks. I remember this everytime I’m starting to feel unappreciated/overworked. I need to tell him more how much I appreciate his involvement in our kids’ lives.
.-= KDL´s last blog ..Taking Care of Yourself =-.

By: exhale. return to center.

exhale. return to center. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:42:24 +0000

what a beautiful post hillary! it is so easy to take for granted the wonderful partners that we have. thank you for reminding me to stop and thank him for all he does. .-= exhale. return to center.´s last blog ..fun on the run =-.