Friday, June 26, 2009

Pics - Family - Woodlands; Galveston

Big Girl w/brothers in Gulf

Baby Girl in the Gulf



Oldest boy & cousin





Wife taking picture

Big Girl and boys to Galveston

The boys and Baby Girl heading to Galveston

Baby Girl at Grandmother's Purse in the Woodlands



















Some pics

Youngest boy showing off.


Here's the kids enjoying their aunt and uncles visit.




My sister's husband was accepted to Baylor College's school of medicine. That means THEY'RE MOVING TO HOUSTON!!! They'll be here for at least a few years. We'll see if our kids will get baby cousins to play with within those ears. Perhaps this'll get Mom and Dad to visit us down here a bit more. Not that they're neglectful; but more visits would be nice.





Monday, June 22, 2009

Five Myths on Fathers and Family

W. Bradford Wilcox writes this piece on National Review Online. Here's an excerpt:


1. THE ‘MR. MOM’ SURGEOpen a newspaper or turn on a TV in the week heading up to Father’s Day and you are bound to confront a story on stay-at-home dads. I have nothing against stay-at-home dads, but they make up a minuscule share of American fathers.For instance, less than 1 percent (140,000) of America’s 22.5 million married families with children under 15 had a stay-at-home dad in 2008, according to the U.S. Census. By contrast, about 24 percent (5,327,000) of those families had a stay-at-home mom. This means that the vast majority — more than 97 percent — of all stay-at-home parents are moms, not dads.

The focus on Mr. Mom obscures another important reality. In most American families today, fathers still take the lead when it comes to breadwinning: In 2008, the Census estimated that fathers were the main provider in almost three-quarters of American married families with children under 18. Providership is important to protect children from poverty, raise their odds of educational success, and increase the likelihood that they will succeed later in life. Thus, the very real material contribution that the average American dad makes to his family is obscured by stories that focus on that exotic breed, the stay-at-home dad.

Thats right, men are still the predominant breadwinner in the home. Isn't that how you, your parents, and grandparents grew up? It's a time-tested and proven method of success in the family.

Read HERE for more on the atrticle.