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Annie's Poem: A Child Copes With Pandemic Anxiety

Allan Shedlin

Oct 28, 2021

Annie's Poem: A Child Copes With Pandemic Anxiety

9-year-old Annie has turned to poetry during the COVID pandemic to help express and cope with the difficult things she's been feeling.

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Allan Shedlin

Oct 7, 2021

Where the Fu*k Was My Father?

Doug Erwin reveals the abuse and feelings of betrayal he endured for 60 years from his dad and the father figure he thought he could trust.

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Allan Shedlin

Sep 2, 2021

O’ Father, Where Art Thou?

Author David Christel asks a question many men and boys who long for an emotional connection with their fathers ask.

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Allan Shedlin

Apr 1, 2021

The Most Foolish Thought I Ever Had

Thinking about grandparenting as a new stage of parenting seems logical.

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Allan Shedlin

Aug 6, 2020

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

What I wanted back then was access to an adult with whom I could take refuge & trust to let me vent...Luckily, my dad recognized this too.

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Allan Shedlin

Apr 22, 2020

A Eulogy For My Socially-Distant Dad

By the time he died, my father had become adept at social distancing. I didn't know it would take me more than 15 yrs to write his eulogy.

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Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

Allan Shedlin

Apr 15, 2020

Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

The men of my family were men of small rooms. I think of this as I begin another week of social distancing.

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Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

Allan Shedlin

Apr 8, 2020

Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

Dad wouldn’t have done anything different in a pandemic. He was always stockpiling essentials.

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A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

Allan Shedlin

Mar 17, 2020

A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

Guest post from U. of New Mexico physician & Dadvisor Dr. Anthony Fleg who considers parenting lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis.

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Annie's Poem: A Child Copes With Pandemic Anxiety

Where the Fu*k Was My Father?

O’ Father, Where Art Thou?

The Most Foolish Thought I Ever Had

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

A Eulogy For My Socially-Distant Dad

Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

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