All I Want for Christmas by Chris Mattingly Dear B, I was told not to write this, I was told you would resent me even more than you do. I have decided not to come visit you for the holidays. My views of the holidays are now skewed and broken, I don't think I have ever had a normal holiday, until last year when you came with me to Colorado, but even that was … [Read more...]
Fatherhood: What Ranger Regiment Taught Me
Fatherhood: What Ranger Regiment Taught Me by Kevin Newhard Fatherhood is a chance to mold this Nation as well as the world. People often look to athletes or famous people to be the heroes for there kids. My opinion? That is the place of both parents and it is an important role that a father should take up. I learned this from my time in Regiment. As the Ranger … [Read more...]
Father’s Day: Don’t Forget to Snuggle Your Kids
We were sitting in church as a family like we do every Sunday. My wife and four kids all sat in the pew looking forward to listening to our priest. Then, my six-year-old son sat on my lap and my eyes began to water. My son is my cuddle bug. My oldest daughter, she is 8, used to be, but that died off once we had twins, four years ago. And yet, when my son sat on my lap during … [Read more...]