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Allan Shedlin

Jan 6

Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

I’m trying mightily to embrace the optimism that usually marks a new year and the traditional hopefulness it entails

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Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

Allan Shedlin

Dec 17, 2020

Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

The end of each year is traditionally a time for us to reflect on the year just passed and, for many, to make resolutions for the year ahead

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Have A Thankful Thoughtsgiving 2020: Through the River and Over the Woods

Allan Shedlin

Nov 23, 2020

Have A Thankful Thoughtsgiving 2020: Through the River and Over the Woods

Despite the sadness and disappointment being magnified as our holiday plans are rethought, I battle to have my positive nature prevail.

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Allan Shedlin

Oct 15, 2020

Our COVIDious Crescendo

My basically-optimistic nature continues to prevail and believe that we are fitfully inching toward a decrescendo, a COVID convalescence...

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Allan Shedlin

Oct 1, 2020

The Superpower of Being Present

Think of the children in your life. Their superpower is living in the moment. COVID-19 implores us to be more like our children.

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She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

Allan Shedlin

Sep 17, 2020

She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

I was 38 when my daughter Morgan was born. Even though I had decades of preparation, nothing had quite prepared me for the responsibility.

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Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

Allan Shedlin

Aug 27, 2020

Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

After much trial and even more error caring for our first child, I figured I was prepared for anything a second daughter could throw at me.

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Rebuilding My Relationship With Dad Now That He's Gone

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.

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A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

Allan Shedlin

Jun 18, 2020

A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

I’ll be celebrated this Sunday like millions of other dads on our official Father’s Day, but prefer to celebrate my four OTHER father's days

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Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

Allan Shedlin

May 28, 2020

Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

With COVID-19, we're all scared & want to know how to overcome fear it's caused. Reaching out to hold someone’s hand is the best antidote.

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Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Allan Shedlin

May 21, 2020

Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Armor Down founder and DADvisor Ben King teaches us a new way to give honor and observe Memorial Day with our families through mindfulness.

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Allan Shedlin

May 14, 2020

Sometimes the Heart Will Not Be Bullied

This was not at all what I imagined becoming a dad would be like...being a dad is more than just who you are, it's something you do.

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Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

Allan Shedlin

May 10, 2020

Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

This is the first year DCG's Scott Beller won't be wishing his mom a happy Mother's Day.

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This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

Allan Shedlin

Apr 29, 2020

This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

Emma’s my 9-year-old granddaughter, the first offspring of my first offspring. To say Emma is a delight begs more descriptive adjectives.

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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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Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

Have A Thankful Thoughtsgiving 2020: Through the River and Over the Woods

Our COVIDious Crescendo

The Superpower of Being Present

She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

Rebuilding My Relationship With Dad Now That He's Gone

A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Sometimes the Heart Will Not Be Bullied

Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

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

AJ Jacobs Braved the Internet to Bolster His Daddy Wisdom

Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021