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If you watch Mad Men, then you’re watching reticent alpha male Don Draper have a pretty tough year. Divorce. Starting a new agency. Too much drinking. Troubles with his daughter. But one other thing he’s doing, I think, is trying …
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Alan Kercinik has been a Chicagoan his whole life and a dad since 2009. He finds it easy to relate to his two boys, since he still likes most things from his childhood. All opinions here are his own, to the relief of his wife, employer, family and majority of his friends.
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Tag Archive: Fatherhood
Sep
03
2010
Raising a Rebel Without a Clue What to Do
Jack has hit a pair of developmental milestones at the same time. He is copying almost everything we say. He is also openly defying us. I wasn’t anticipating waging full-on psychological warfare with him until he hit fifteen. (Read this …
Aug
25
2010
Insane in the Train
Jack is starting to really like things. Not the way adults like things. By clicking on a button so that our likes populate our stream. His likes are ferocious. The wife described it pretty well in a status update last …
Aug
19
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. His Parents
On Monday night, I went and saw Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Good thing I did. It didn’t do well at the box office over the weekend, so it probably will be out of theaters by the time you finish …
Aug
05
2010
Kid or Content?
The battle, between the urges to live and capture your life, is nothing new. It’s not new to writers, who have been known to jot things down their friends say during dinner and other invasions. And it certainly isn’t new to parents. How many photo albums are filled with pictures that follow children from birth to college graduation? I was thinking about this on Sunday while we were on a farm, well north, for a corn roast.
Jul
06
2010
Apple’s Secret Weapon: iBaby.
Dear Steve Jobs, There is a lot of time and energy spent analyzing what makes Apple successful. I figured it out. And I have to tell you, you’re disgusting. Most people waste their breath gushing over your sense of design. …
May
12
2010
I’m Pretty Sure The Boy’s Not A Loser.
For months, Jack has been crawling like he’s in training, skittering around our house with the speed of a movie Alien, the one that burst out of that dude’s chest and clattered out the room. The problem, if you can …
Apr
16
2010
What Nike’s New Tiger Ad Says About Parenthood
Reaction to Nike’s newish Tiger Woods ad falls into a couple of camps. It’s either a public dressing-down of a corporate spokesperson or a crazy, offensive way to sell some shoes. It’s not about the shoes. It’s not about Tiger. …
Feb
24
2010
It’s Ralph’s World. I’m Just Living In It.
On Valentine’s Day, we took the boy to his first concert. Since the Megadeath reunion doesn’t start until summer, we went to Old Town School of Folk Music to see Ralph’s World. Jack loves them. They’re the songs that get …
Sep
05
2009
I Don’t Know (Before) Jack
I like to think I know myself pretty well, but Jack has definitely shed some light on things I did not know about myself. In honor of him almost turning six months, here’s six of my favorites so far. I …