I think of myself as a fairly modern and well-adjusted dad, though it occurs to me that my list of ‘dad behaviours to avoid’ may be based too much on TV and unrealistic scenarios. I grew up during the sensitive 80s, and the message was that real men are now in touch with their emotionsContinue reading “You can’t escape Cavedad…”
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Time to Babble!
(The war between getting a post done and waiting until I can make some sense and do a good job with it is over. The winner is ‘just start writing and hope something good comes out of it’. You’ve been warned.) It’s been a hard week on the family front. Everyone within these walls isContinue reading “Time to Babble!”
“If you’re still mad at me, I’m going to be really mad”
(Title is a quote from Homer Simpson, from the episode “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer”) Becoming angry in response to feeling guilty is not as strange as it sounds. Your own guilt eats through your self-esteem reserves and leaves you feeling really exposed, and so when someone reacts to the situation and the messContinue reading ““If you’re still mad at me, I’m going to be really mad””
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