Word: dads
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...father of a 7-month-old, I read with keen interest your cover story "The Myth About Boys" [Aug. 6]. In our digitized, globalized 21st century society, we value orderliness and predictability. Yet boys are all about disorder: digging in the dirt, scuffed knees, taking apart Dad's favorite portable radio to "see how it works," learning the rules and etiquette of street basketball. As the article points out, boys learn best by doing. The inevitable bits of temporary pain that occur through mistakes and failures forge the common sense and confidence that allow young boys to successfully navigate through...
Growing up in the 60's, I camped, canoed and played basketball with my dad. I helped him (or tried to help him) roof the garage, insulate the attic and tile the kitchen floor. He gave me a bow-and-arrow set for my ninth birthday, and we went to the archery range together so I could practice. He read to all his children, checked our homework and expected us to do well in school. When Dad was at work, I played cowboys, baseball, basketball and climbed trees with the neighborhood children. I rode my bike to the swimming hole...
...decide to host The Price Is Right? -Jason Chastain, MESA, ARIZ.At first, I said no. I thought, Never take over for a legend because people just treat you badly. It is kind of like marrying a mom with a 15-year-old who keeps saying, "You're not my dad." But CBS casting kept coming after me and made sure I came to Jesus. And then I realized, I would give away prizes all day. That isn't a job. That's a good time...
...There was something supremely dignified about him. He was committed to his family and culture, determined to make America his home, torn between the past and the future and unable to build a present for himself and his family. I loved him. I thought he was a great archetypal dad...
...passes that dissected countless defenses. Equally indelible was the Minority Coaching Fellowship Program, started by Walsh in 1987, that helped launch Tyrone Willingham of the University of Washington and the Cincinnati Bengals' Marvin Lewis. Walsh, whom Joe Montana called "the most influential person in my life" aside from his dad, found out he had leukemia two years...