Allan Shedlin
How Daddying Manages to Endure While Our World Remains In Flux
D3F Founder Allan Shedlin shares truths learned from 100s of interviews with men of different circumstances but with similar stories to tell
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Allan Shedlin
- Feb 24
"As They Made Us" Shows The Painful and Often Complex Flip Side of A Dad's Influence
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller recommends the film "As They Made Us" for anyone who has ever had a strained relationship with a parent.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 31, 2022
Toward Tenderizing Daddy Disappointment
Fathering Words from poet E. Ethelbert Miller inspire thoughts of daddy yearning and forgiveness in DCG founder Allan Shedlin.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 10, 2022
Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Fathers
The book "The Little Prince" inspires poets Miho Kinnas and E. Ethelbert Miller to ponder mysteries of their fathers.
Allan Shedlin
- Jul 14, 2022
Discover Your Kids and Yourself: Be A Travel Dad
Editor Scott Beller explains why he's an enthusiastic travel dad and wishes his own dad had appreciated the many benefits of family travel.
Allan Shedlin
- May 11, 2022
How the Father I Never Met Motivated Me to Connect With Lost Family and Become The Dad My Kids Need
Author Eugene Schneeberg went looking for the father he never met and found a new family and motivation to be the dad his children need.
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 18, 2022
How I Gained Lifetime Benefits Meeting the Granddaddy of All Daddying Dads
For the DADDYING blog's 2nd anniversary, editor Scott Beller writes a love letter of thanks to DCG founder Allan Shedlin.
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 9, 2022
Why Not Ask Consumers Of Daddying for Their Heartfelt "Reviews?"
DADvocacy Consulting Group's Daddy Appleseed Fund and KIDS FIRST! announce inaugural KIDS FIRST! Daddying Film Festival call for entries.
Allan Shedlin
- Jan 20, 2022
My Dad Showed Up...A Half-Century Late
DCG founder Allan Shedlin reminds fathers it's never too late to show up and become the nurturing dad you want and your kids need you to be.
Allan Shedlin
- Nov 25, 2021
Give Them Presence for the Holidays...and Then Some
DCG Founder Allan Shedlin encourages parents to start a family tradition of giving more PRESENCE instead of presents for the holiday season.
Allan Shedlin
- Oct 14, 2021
How My Father and Yaz Conspired to Make Me A Lifelong Red Sox Fan
DADDYING editor Scott Beller explains how as a Washington, DC native he still became a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan.
Allan Shedlin
- Oct 6, 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.
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.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 4, 2021
A Granddaddy Amazed By His Granddaughter and Doting Son
Teacher and artist Doug Erwin basks in daddying joys of meeting his granddaughter, being a granddad & seeing his son as an involved dad.
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 25, 2021
Will You Pleeeeease Be My Daddy?
As often happens when we do not get what we need at home, I looked elsewhere.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 13, 2020
From Founding Father to Finding Daddy
The 2020 election seems particularly important because it comes as the world is falling apart. Our country may look to a "father figure."
Allan Shedlin
- Jul 30, 2020
Mommying Helps Me Cope with COVID-19 Isolation and Dad Grief
My own personal grief has been set aside while we mourn so many things before COVID19. The pandemic made me be the mother I dreamed of being
Allan Shedlin
- Jul 16, 2020
Rebuilding My Relationship With Dad Now That He's Gone
It was only in the following days, weeks, & years that I realized his passing was just the beginning of a new kind of relationship with him.
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.
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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