derek@thisfathersperspective.com

Month: May 2023

Real stories. Real laughs. Real help.

Time to Prepare!

When my wife and I found out we were pregnant with twins, we just could not wait to share the newswith our parents. I will never forget calling my mom. “Mom, the ultrasound went well today. Everything looks good. The babies’ hearts are beating strong.”My mom took a second. “Did you say babies? Like, plural?”…
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New Years Eve – 2015

As a kid, New Year’s Eve was great.  You get to stay up way past bedtime, eat a bunch of snacks and drink some sparkling grape juice. But once I got married in 2012, something strange happened.  I was tired by 9 PM.  Staying up to watch the ball drop became a competitive sport for…
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