Tag: fatherhood
Growing Up Stoic
For our home-schooling lessons my daughter and I have been reading Greek and Roman philosophers, and she has taken a shine to the Stoics...
When Children Resemble Their Fathers
“Fleecy sheep are weighed down with wool,
and women bear children who resemble their fathers.”
Hesiod, Works and Days
In describing “a city that prospers,” Hesiod...
It’s a Complicated Life
It’s A Wonderful Life was on my mind again recently, this time while watching Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 film, The Bicycle Thief. The leading...
Sharing the Kids Equally
Wichita, KS
So, Melissa has flown the coop, escaping to Washington D.C. for the next four days to hang out with friends old and new,...