A place in The Gate
The Workshop
Nobody hands you the manual.
The practical work of being a father — the newborn weeks, the hard conversations, the school run, the teenager who stopped talking. Written plainly, for men who would rather be told the thing than eased into it.
Her side of this is The Home.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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The first six weeks, for him
Nobody briefs the father. Here is what is actually happening, and the short list of things that help.
7 min read
When you lose your temper
Every father loses it sometimes. What matters is the ten minutes after. A plain guide to repair.
5 min read
The school run conversations you're probably avoiding
Side by side, engine running, nobody has to make eye contact. It is the best room in the house and it isn't in the house.
6 min read
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