Daddy Diaries, Part 5: The Shirt Game

Do you guys feel the heat? Oh sorry, it’s actually just my Dad-vibes coming in hotter than your hair straightener ever since I found my true fashion calling: patterned shirts.

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 46: How to Fly With a Toddler

I recently went to Los Angeles on a songwriting trip and halfway through, Michelle and Lev joined me. This meant Michelle had to fly from New York to LA with Lev by herself. She was worried he would be…

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 35: Bigger

I’ve always wanted a house with a pool. But I live in New York City where homes don’t tend to have private pools unless you earn your living, say, stripping the Russian state of its natural gas supplies. Since I don’t have that kind of job…

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 38: Zen and the Art of Child’s Play

Zelda Scott Fitzgerald once said, “We were never bored because we were never boring.” For a lot of young kids and teens today, boredom has become the ultimate bogey monster: life is a constant battle…

The Vacation with the “Bear” Essentials

When the kids were five, we took our annual road trip to Minnesota. Before leaving, I made…

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 32: Sleeeeep

Since long before Lev arrived, one of my gravest concerns was the issue of sleep. I was worried that I would not be able to maintain the construct of my personality — which let’s be honest, is a fairly high-energy consumption device —…

The Day It Came Loose

We’ve all had those days when we’ve gotten too close to that proverbial edge of going absolutely certifiably bonkers…

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 39: These Booties Were Made for Walkin’

It finally happened. Lev took his first step. Two of them actually. Just a quick short stab forward with the right foot followed by a left, and then he plopped to the ground. I was at my…