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What’s a dad to do? Part 1
Every TV and radio show I’ve appeared on since my book’s release asks about the lessons that came out of writing this book. And why not? Parenting is a challenge even under the best of circumstances. And most of us … Continue reading
To Dads Everywhere, From Your Daughter
I’m asked all the time if I can distill what I learned over the year that I spent with 50 women sharing their life stories, and how their fathers shaped them. I’ve put those lessons into the following imaginary letter. … Continue reading
The Inseminator: On ArnoldGate and Daughterhood
A radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin asked me for my thoughts on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his daughters. First, the whole thing is tragic. The media circus only makes it worse. I can’t imagine being a young woman in her late … Continue reading
The Beginnings of This Journey
Lying in a hospital bed near the end of his ninety years, my German grandfather told his youngest son, “I’ve had a hard life.” “Yes,” my father replied, “you have.” My grandfather lost his corner drug store and all of … Continue reading
So, who are you?
“So, who are you?” This was the first question from the big-name L.A. agent sitting across the table as I pitched my book idea. It was August of 2009. It wasn’t so much the question as how she asked it. … Continue reading
