A chance to see his classmates through Zoom and climbing a waterfall were the highlights of this week.
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Ten
Dad Shares How to Raise Boys to Be Good Men
Aaron Gouveia created the viral tweet supporting his son wearing nail polish. He has just published a new book: Raising Boys to Be Good Men, an essential parenting guide sharing 36 parenting tips for battling gender norms, bringing down “man up” culture, and helping sons realize their potential.
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Nine
Hiking along the Missouri River and exploring a rock shelter were the newest adventures of this week.
Boy Learns Two Dads Is More of The Same
Billy Sapz has written a children’s book about a little boy who befriends another little boy with two dads and quickly realizes their families aren’t so different. I interviewed him about how his book represents LGBT families. What is the book about? We Do That, Too is about a seven-year-old boy named Alexander Mulberry who meets another boy his age, Caleb Buttons, who just moved…
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Eight
Exploring the mudflats of a lake and walking in silica sand were the highlights of week eight during coronavirus.
49th Birthday During Coronavirus
My 49th birthday was a day that included hiking by a clear Ozark stream, Jalapeno poppers, and running through a covered bridge with the kid. David had meetings all day so he couldn’t go with us.
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Seven
Hiking along the mighty Mississippi River like Huck Finn and planting vegetables were the highlights of this week. Day 43 Today I had to mow the lawn. We had a DVD of the second Spiderman movie so I let Andrew watch that while I mowed. I also feel this is the best one. I was pulling out the weeds and found a baby turtle on…
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Six
This week was filled with science, cooking together, canoeing, and a game of I Spy.
Dad Comes Out and Finds Love
What is it like to come out as gay after being in a straight marriage with kids?
Life Under Coronavirus: Week Five
Day 29 The highlight of the day was when his pre-school teacher dropped off a care package to him. We had signed up for this but didn’t know when it arrived. It had a workbook that he could work on his letters and another one with stickers, a stuffed animal duck, candy and two plastic Easter eggs. We played with Easter eggs for a while…
