This piece originally appeared on Homemadedad. Republished here with permission. A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post called “Primary Parental Unit,” which was recently reprinted on Role/Reboot. Prompted by the reprint request, I reread the original post and felt it deserved an update. When we originally came west to Alberta from Ontario, […]
This article originally appeared on homemadedad.ca. Republished here with permission. In my search for accurate descriptors of my role in my family’s life, I have settled on this one (for now): primary parental unit. It is clear and descriptive. I am a father, a parent, but without the traditional absentee breadwinner connotation that “father” holds. […]
This article originally appeared on homemadedad.ca. Republished here with permission. One of the trickiest parts of being a primary parenting dad is the moms. I mean, I like moms and sometimes it feels like I have more in common with them than other dads. Yet, this is precisely the tricky part. On a typical day, […]
