Tag Archives: Parenting

What Would You Do?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Finding the right time and place to talk with my kids about the issues facing us can be difficult and awkward at times. For my part, I often feel the need to discuss my being a gay ex-Mormon father. But … Continue reading →

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Cell Phones for Kids

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I’m torn. As a married, always at home father with a stay at home wife I probably wouldn’t have bought my kids cell phones. Maybe a basic phone and a basic plan once they reached 12 or 13 and start … Continue reading →

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Yes, And…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I’ve long had this blog post churning in my head regarding the walls I had built around myself over the years.  It was a certain hesitancy, a constraint that I hadn’t been able to articulate to myself very well, but … Continue reading →

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Divorce Guilt

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Anyone who is divorced with children knows exactly what I’m talking about. For those of you more fortunate among us who have never been tormented so, let me explain… Divorce Guilt doesn’t refer to feeling bad about what you may … Continue reading →

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12 Summer Highlights…so far

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

The kids are with me for most of the Summer and I love it.  This year I’ll have them in two shifts.  They came right when school let out in May and will be here for 3 weeks.  We’re already … Continue reading →

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Dear Bishop Blog #2 – 10 Random Confessions

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Six months ago I posted my first confessional of all my terribly grave gay post-Mormon Dad sins. It seems about twice a year I have my own Spooky Mormon Hell Dream and I need to bow my head in shame … Continue reading →

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The Backup Plan

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Is having a backup plan a good way to approach anything in life? I don’t think so. When finding the love of your life, for example, do you keep a backup plan? Doing so would sabotage the very thing you’re … Continue reading →

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Some good stuff

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

I started this blog as a means of letting off steam, but lately my interactions with the kids have been golden. I just spent a week with my four children.  There have been a half dozen moments throughout this week … Continue reading →

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