A few years ago I was 245 pounds, didn’t sleep well, had high blood pressure, and couldn’t tie my shoes without getting out of breath. The lie that I told myself was that I was comfortable. I justified my body to myself as normal because I was getting older. It was a...
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How to Talk to Your Kids When You Speak a Different Language
Snapchat, LOL, FML, ROFL, TTYL. Kids are speaking a different language in the digital world. I mean, it might as well be an entirely different language. Well, this is a challenge many men I work with face on a daily basis. But you are not off the hook if you and your...
Confession Time
Con·fes·sion – kənˈfeSHən/ noun a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or a wrong an admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about. My son and one of his friends are fighting. They are five years...
New Year’s Resolutions for UNCOMMEN Dad’s
Welcome to 2017! I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. As a matter of fact, my standard resolution is not to make any. How’s that for a resolution? However, as I watch my two children, who are 5 and 2, get a little bit bigger and a little bit older each year, I keep...
How to Be an Uncommen Husband during the Holidays
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir Old time Christmas songs fill the air, the decorations, the food, the gifts, the excitement of children opening up presents, the smell of Christmas cookies from...
Eternity is Written on Our Hearts
This is our last week with Shane Falco and Jimmy McGinty. We watched as Shane changed. He was a boat washer who wanted to be forgotten, a man who had lost his heart. Now he is a leader and a quarterback who wanted the ball in his hands with the game on the line. ...