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Read “Big Daddy’s Rules” Now, and Do It because I Said So
Getting Real with David T. Bruce Steve Schirripa, star of The Sopranos and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is a father of two daughters. Somewhere and somewhen, someone…
The Point of Debate is to Understand, Not Triumph
Getting Real with David T. Bruce My mom used to tell my brother and me to “fight nice,” when he and I were in the midst of one of our…
The Measure of the Man in the Father
by David T. Bruce Fatherhood is a term that comes with a lot of baggage, tied all too often with manhood, masculinity, and strength. Fathers might be programmed to believe…
Welcome to Dads Get Real!
by David T. Bruce Many of us prefer to organize our stuff, bringing order to chaos. As a society, we reflexively organize the people around us, too. Subsequently, a culture…
Knock2Exit
by David T. Bruce We both work from our home now, more or less. Having opted for a career in teaching, I am continuing my education as well as functioning…
Inspired Obsession
At age 1 he started beating on a toy canvas drum – the kind you might find in a state park or amusement park gift shop. “How cute,” we thought.…
Reenlisting
by David T. Bruce The war in Iraq or the war against terrorism or the war “by whatever name history will call if” rages on. Our 22-year-old son, Derek, has…
Re-Union
by David T. Bruce We met in 1997, and we married in 1999, hoping that the seventeen years of marital experience we had between us from our failed first marriages…