Over the past week, I've had the opportunity to sit in on the meetings of two other men's help groups in my country. Invariably, as someone who has been coordinating a men's group since 2023, I would come to know of other such groups too. More so recently, when I joined up with a men's … Continue reading Building A Community #3: Sometimes The Best Way To Build May Be To Downsize!
It happened again. My youngest misplaced yet another one of the standard things he daily brings to school. This time, it was his wallet. This was three Wednesdays ago. I remember it well because Wednesdays were my rest-from-work days since I started my temporary teaching contract in April. (My classes happen Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) … Continue reading This Is Not A Post About A Missing Wallet. It’s So Much More!
I'm (Un)Done! Tired TiredLosing purposeDrifting SiftingDesiring closure Needing agencyGetting only directivesWhen will life be mine?Feels like I'm ingesting turpentine Why can't I call the shotsFor once, just this once in my life?When will my space be mineTo decorate or delineate as I like? I'm Undone. I'm Done.Done with this existenceReally looking forward to a futureWhere … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #292
Now 17 years on, it's finally happened. I've nothing to say for this year's Fathers Day! (Or so I thought when I began writing this a few days ago) Regardless, the "fun" is seeing if I can still wrangle a blog post out of thin air. After all, having blogged faithfully for over seven years, … Continue reading This Fathers Day, Let’s Declare Dads Who Are Present As “True Men”!
Last week, I talked about my experience building a community. It ended with me on the verge of detailing the "hits", after talking about the "highs". So allow me now to pick up from where I left off. Forming A Core Community Of Six "Leaders" Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com I distinctly recalled that … Continue reading Building A Community #2 — Taking The Highs and The Hits
In the blink of an eye, the annual April Autism Acceptance Month has come and (is about to be) gone. And I came close to almost forgetting all about it! Despite setting a personal goal to always write at least one post every April that talks about my daily ongoing journey as a caregiver to … Continue reading Autism Acceptance Month Has Come And Is Nearly Gone
Now that's something you don't see everyday! Both son and dad returning to school together. And to the same school as well. What are the odds?! Did the universe plan this all along? Okay, I hear ya. I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me backtrack to what led to this new chapter in my family's … Continue reading Next Week, My Son And I Are Going To (The Same) School Together!
Starting from 2026, parents in my country will get 10 weeks of shared parental leave to care for babies born on or after April 1. This is up from six weeks just a year ago. Announced in 2024 by the government, this and other unprecedented family-friendly policies have been rolled out in recent times in … Continue reading Building a Nation That Values Care, Not Just Career — Perspectives from a community of stay-at-home fathers
This has been quite a week! All thanks to three events that shared one message. That recognising our brokenness is the first step towards personal wellbeing and wholeness. What events you asked? And what about brokenness and wholeness? Let me tell you. Meetings of SAHDs Source: The Ordinary Dad The first event was a monthly … Continue reading To Live In Wholeness, First Recognise Your Brokenness
Sighhh....Decline in marriages year-on-year. Decline in the number of newborn babies year-on-year. It's not exactly news. We've been down this road before. So why did the latest announcements on the continued decline in my nation's number of new marriages and babies still sting? With So Few Babies, An Extinction-Level Event Awaits! Photo by RDNE Stock … Continue reading Time To Figure Out How To Live In A World With Fewer Marriages & Babies
