Children Attack Father

Did you see this? This poor father... I don't know what he did to deserve this but those children should be taught a lesson...

Srsly.

Black, White, Yellow, Red ... Racism still exists?

I hang out with a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old all day. I guess I find it hard to believe that evil still exists outside our little bubble. I find it harder to specify that evil into categories like racism, or hate. But really? A kid, just a kid, minding his own business was gunned down because of the color of his skin?

I was taking my wife to work today and thinking about this. I have several multi-colored friends, and I was wondering how they must feel about this. How scary to think you could be killed for just walking down the street. I mean, I know it could happen to me too if I was in the wrong part of the world, but I'm thinking United States here for the moment.

When I got home I saw a friend/client post this on Facebook:

Sad. WTF people? Let's change this aspect of our world. My girls don't see people differently for such a silly concept like skin color. Their generation could grow up not knowing racism. Can we make that happen? At least?

Cheers,
-marc

Celebrating Stay-At-Home Fatherood!

Quick!  Zoe is going to sleep.  That means I have 45 minutes to an hour and a half to do whatever what I want!  Hmm...should I work?  Play XBox before the wife gets home?  Write a blog?

I'll write a blog!

Welcome to Wednesday!  Hump day.  And what a hump day it is.  Tomorrow is Zoe Toe's 5th Birthmonth!  You know those posts include a lot of pictures and videos.  :)  We've got some great ones you haven't seen yet. 

Ok...so far this blog is a flop.

Yesterday's blog, however, was apparently a hit.  I don't wanna go all high school on everyone, but when you say the word "friend" people start thinking "oh, is he talking about me? or so and so?"  Who cares?  Friends come and friends go.  My door is always open to anyone I've ever called a friend and I will always consider YOU a friend no matter how much time lapses between our visits. 

That being said, a friend of mine sent an article my way that I found interesting.  An interesting quote: "I think they [Dads] should also be encouraged to stay home with the kids. In fact, we should celebrate it. In the grand sweep of American lifestyle choices, stay-at-home fatherhood is possibly the only one that doesn’t get eulogized in our popular culture. I want to see the Bachelorette questioning her suitors on how many years they’d be willing to set aside for full-time childraising. I want a movie in which Matt Damon stays home while Beyoncé goes out to work. He can capture an escaped terrorist during the hours when the kids are in preschool."

And another: "But I’m seeing a long road ahead in which women are more and more likely to be the primary wage-earner in a family. Already, nearly a quarter of wives make more money than their husbands. And husbands are certainly taking more responsibility for chores and childcare than they did back in the day. But men who are the primary caregivers — out of choice or because they’re unemployed — are often looked upon as losers.
It would seem to me that a country that spent so many generations celebrating the stay-at-home housewife could work up a little enthusiasm for the full-time dad. Just saying."

I definitely don't consider myself a loser.  The exact opposite, I think I'm awesome!  And I'm not unemployed.  But I get the point that a lot of working class, older men do look at stay at home dads as "losers".  I've felt that from men in suits walking past me as I push a stroller in sweats.  It's just judgmental a-holes who I'm glad I don't work for (or look like) anyway!  Who cares what they think?

 You can read the entire article/conversation here.  Thanks for the lead, David!

I think this blog came out alright in the end.  Copying and pasting a couple paragraphs in the middle certainly did help a little! 

Have a good one!
-marc

p.s. the picture has absolutely nothing to do with the post ... but it's such a cool picture, don'tchya think?