by Tobin Walsh
“Pick a side – half of you line up behind Quinn, half behind Everett. Let’s go.” That’s how tee ball practice usually starts – my 5 year-olds form two lines from which they will wildly fling a baseball at each Continue reading Pick a Side: A Parent’s Perspective of the Parkland Tragedy
The NFL Draft will fulfill dreams and make millionaires tonight in Philadelphia. Images of the Roger Goodell bro-hugs and #1 jersey-holding pictures with the selected player’s family will dominate Friday’s sports headlines. The watching audience will listen as analysts pick Continue reading The NFL Draft Creates Millionaires, I’ll Attempt to Raise Great Kids
I didn’t have to read about the record $170 million of box office earnings to understand the impact of Disney’s new Beauty and the Beast film. Our home was abuzz with anticipation on Saturday morning – the movie provided an Continue reading Of All Important Disney Princess Traits, Beauty is the Least
There is nothing better than sitting down with my kids to watch Christmas movies. That is, until I do – and my children spoil my favorites. They ruin them with questions that interrupt the comedic timing. They ruin them with Continue reading The Kids That Spoiled Christmas (Movies)
Bartman did not break my Chicago Cubs fan heart in 2003 – it was already broken. I could blame Steve Garvey in 1984 or Will Clark in 1989. You see, I was sucked into the Cubs-fan-misery at birth. My dad Continue reading Parenting Like A Chicago Cubs Fan
When I heard the news that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the National Anthem in an NFL preseason game on Friday night, I was immediately angry. As I watched with my kids, I called him Continue reading Why The National Anthem Matters and Kaepernick’s Protest Does Not
The story of Simone Biles should have reignited an open discussion about the gift of adoption. Biles was adopted by her biological grandparents. Her story, like that of so many adoptive families, is one of triumph though struggle – of Continue reading As Simone Biles Wins Gold, Let’s Puncture the Adoption Circle of Silence
There are three layers to me. I’m a doting dad, a try-to-be-helpful husband and, lastly, an un-apologetic sports junkie. It would stand to reason that on the doorstep of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, I couldn’t be more Continue reading Olympic Lessons For (Too Often) Star-Struck Kids
I was thankful that my infant daughter began to scream at 11:15 p.m. last night. I’d had enough of CNN. I was exhausted by the videos of the tragedies in Baton Rouge, in Minnesota and, now, in Dallas. My emotions Continue reading 5 Facts I’ll Tell My Kids About This Week’s Violence
Using the same words each time I’m asked to make sense of nonsense has me reciting the same, tired lines when my kids hear about national tragedies. Watching the evening news with young children is certainly a Good-Bad Dad experience. Continue reading “Orlando Strong” Starts In My Living Room