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With the wife at work last Saturday, I planned a father-son outing for the day. We’d convinced ourselves that the boy was already enamored of books. He kicked and giggled when we read him Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! …
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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
Jun
25
2009
My First Father’s Day in Five Scenes
- Woke up and shuffled into the boy’s room, where I was greeted with much smiling and kicking of feet. – Went for a coffee shop breakfast with the boy and the wife. Stopped eating my egg sandwich because he …
Jun
20
2009
Just Get On With It Already.
Not long after college, I had this crazy relationship. One day, we’d have a montage kind of day you could set to a Goo Goo Dolls song and edit into a romantic comedy. The next, we would fight like feral …
May
16
2009
Story Time?
Not that long ago, I read Jack his first book. He’s eight weeks old. So while we’re certain that he is a super genius in the making, I know I did it more for me than him. But I’m kind …
May
03
2009
Who Said Parenting Isn’t Comical?
I picked up the book Alternadad by Neal Pollack the weekend before we had Jack. I thought I’d have some time to read in the hospital. That’s what everyone kept saying. “Take a book. You’ll have plenty of time.” As …