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  • Why I’m a little scared to be a father again

    Welcome to my confession. Maybe I’m turning to you, readers, for guidance and some reassurance. I’m not afraid to admit it, even if I’m 40 and should know better. What I’m about to tell you sometimes keeps me up at...

    • March 1, 2019
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    • Fatherhood at 40

  • Here come the gender disappointment questions

    We know it’s inevitable. People will ask the question, and they’ll do so with the best of intentions. “Are you disappointed it’s not a girl?” As previously announced, we’re expecting our third child in June 2019, and at 12 weeks, we...

    • January 2, 2019
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  • I’m turning 40, and we’re having Baby No. 3

    Sometime during the Spring, my wife, Alison, and I enjoyed a rare date night, a few kid-free hours when we go to a restaurant and choose menu items without hearing “Daddy, I don’t like it.” It’s bliss. But on this...

    • December 12, 2018
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    • Fatherhood at 40

  • Five things I wish for new Dads this Christmas

    The “Christmas Meltdown” has become an annual tradition in our family. Usually the meltdown occurs when something connected to the good ol’ Tannenbaum doesn’t go right. Past years, I’ve led my family to Christmas tree stands and picked Fraser Firs...

    • December 1, 2018
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  • One interesting fact about fathers from previous generations

    Some of them were nurturing. Others tragic. And then there were those just downright criminal. For many of us, our own childhood experiences with our own father figures have shaped a perspectives on being a Dad and leading tiny humans...

    • November 29, 2018
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  • About Dave

    From baby spit up on our clothes to Kindergarten graduation, from the stress of planning and attending kid birthday parties to the poignant connections weaving between multiple generations … that’s what I write about. I’m Dave Pidgeon, a Lancaster, Pa.-based writer...

    • April 20, 2017

Why I’m a little scared to be a father again

  • March 1, 2019
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  • Fatherhood at 40

Welcome to my confession. Maybe I’m turning to you, readers, for guidance and some reassurance. I’m not afraid to admit it, even if I’m 40 and should know better. What I’m about to tell you sometimes keeps me up at...

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Two exciting reasons why you should attend HippoCamp 2019

Two exciting reasons why you should attend HippoCamp 2019

  • February 1, 2019
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  • Fatherhood at 40

It’s Friday morning, 5 o’clock. Been up for 90 minutes after our 7-year-old son opened the door to our bedroom, announced he had a sore throat, and like that, the flu is two-for-two this year when it comes to our...

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Here come the gender disappointment questions

Here come the gender disappointment questions

  • January 2, 2019
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  • Fatherhood at 40

We know it’s inevitable. People will ask the question, and they’ll do so with the best of intentions. “Are you disappointed it’s not a girl?” As previously announced, we’re expecting our third child in June 2019, and at 12 weeks, we...

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I'm turning 40, and we're having Baby No. 3

I’m turning 40, and we’re having Baby No. 3

  • December 12, 2018
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  • Fatherhood at 40

Sometime during the Spring, my wife, Alison, and I enjoyed a rare date night, a few kid-free hours when we go to a restaurant and choose menu items without hearing “Daddy, I don’t like it.” It’s bliss. But on this...

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  • By Dave Pidgeon
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Five things I wish for new Dads this Christmas

Five things I wish for new Dads this Christmas

  • December 1, 2018
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  • Fatherhood at 40

The “Christmas Meltdown” has become an annual tradition in our family. Usually the meltdown occurs when something connected to the good ol’ Tannenbaum doesn’t go right. Past years, I’ve led my family to Christmas tree stands and picked Fraser Firs...

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Ever peer into the past and discover astonishing facts about fathers from previous generations? I did.

One interesting fact about fathers from previous generations

  • November 29, 2018
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  • Fatherhood at 40

Some of them were nurturing. Others tragic. And then there were those just downright criminal. For many of us, our own childhood experiences with our own father figures have shaped a perspectives on being a Dad and leading tiny humans...

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7 things I no longer do now that I'm a Dad

7 things I no longer do now that I’m a Dad

  • November 17, 2018
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Long before the birth of my first son, I concocted an ideal of fatherhood. It was a cocktail, really. I saw myself as a blend of John Keating from Dead Poets Society; a bearded Jeremiah Johnson in the wilderness nodding...

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My favorite children's books to read

CAUSING DAD’MAGE: My favorite children’s books to read

  • October 11, 2018
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Ah, storytime. Intended to be a relaxing descent for our 6- and 4-year-old boys toward falling asleep. Gather, my sons, in your cartoon jammies with freshly brushed teeth and minds ready to focus on the pictures and words I lay...

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Dave Pidgeon

Dave is professional writer and photographer from Lancaster, Pa. He's currently working on a book about the true story of a man abducted from his mother as an infant and the son who tried to reunite them almost 60 years later. He's the author of a fatherhood column appearing in Susquehanna Style Magazine.

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Why I’m a little scared to be a father again

 March 1, 2019
Two exciting reasons why you should attend HippoCamp 2019

Two exciting reasons why you should attend HippoCamp 2019

 February 1, 2019
Here come the gender disappointment questions

Here come the gender disappointment questions

 January 2, 2019
I'm turning 40, and we're having Baby No. 3

I’m turning 40, and we’re having Baby No. 3

 December 12, 2018

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  • A coworker and I talked about the experience of taking kids to New York City. And it IS an experience. So what should a family do in New York? I suggest riding the subway all day long. The kids love it endlessly. Meanwhile, you can read a book. It’s not too complicated, right? What do you recommend doing with kids in New York City? #parenting #parenthood #igparents #fatherhood #dad #instakids #igdads #child #children #parent #familyhistory #fatherhoodrocks #fatherhoodunplugged #parentsbelike #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #parentlife #pidgeonseyeview #newyorkcity #nyc #subway #nysubway #travelingwithkids
  • The future is coming fast for all of us. And we thought it was important to talk to the boys about what to expect, how babies give us so many wonderful moments, but they’re a lot of hard work, too. We wanted them to know we still love them, even if for a while, we have to give the baby so much attention. The oldest had eyes that glazed over, and we asked him about what he was thinking. “I was thinking that I won’t be able to play my BeyBlades while the baby is sleeping because they make too much noise,” he said. At least he’s already thinking about his baby brother’s welfare. #parenting #parenthood #igparents #fatherhood #dad #instakids #igdads #child #children #parent #familyhistory #fatherhoodrocks #fatherhoodunplugged #parentsbelike #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #parentlife #pidgeonseyeview #pregnancy #havingababy #brothers #brotherhood #portraitphotography #babybrother
  • As Tball winds down, this boy has made it clear another seasons n may not happen. It’s too hard or it’s too boring, he says, even when he’s doing well. So I’m taking every moment slowly. #parenting #parenthood #igparents #fatherhood #dad #instakids #igdads #child #children #parent #familyhistory #fatherhoodrocks #fatherhoodunplugged #parentsbelike #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #parentlife #pidgeonseyeview #tball #baseball
  • Keeping this writing life and family history research organized is no easy task. I prefer keeping separate notebooks for three different topics, that way if I need to refer back to my notes, I know where with greater accuracy where to search. The green book is for social media planning, and the blue book is for manuscript plotting, notes, and so on. The smaller black notebook from @moleskine, goes everywhere with me because it is my “brainstorm, lessons, and questions” book. If I need to come up with ideas for something, to brainstorm, I use that book, and when I need to stop and ponder the lessons I’ve learned about anything or the questions I want to dig further into, that goes into the black notebook. You can imagine how helpful it is when it comes to genealogy, writing a book, and so on. I’m in all three of these notebooks every day. #writinglife #writerslife #writinglifestyle #igwriters #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #memoir #creativenonfiction #CNF #amwriting #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #MyFamilyHistory #Ancestry #UShistory #familyresearch #familytree #ancestors #AmericanHistory #pidgeonseyeview #brainstorming #lessons #questions
  • Is there anything more edge-of-your-seat than watching your child attempt to master a skill and you can’t be right next to them to help? You’re searching for the moment of recognition, when everything you’ve told them and their coaches have taught them fuses into one fleeting moment of youthful glory for him and for you it’s OMFG-he-did-it jubilation. I do so love this child and this game of baseball. #parenting #parenthood #igparents #fatherhood #dad #instakids #igdads #child #children #parent #familyhistory #fatherhoodrocks #fatherhoodunplugged #parentsbelike #parenthood_moments #parenthood_unveiled #parentlife #pidgeonseyeview #baseball #borntobaseball #amwriting #writinglife #writersofinstagram
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  • I didn’t know I was looking, but sometimes the best mysteries to solve are the ones you don’t expect. There were always legends. Dad said he started working in the same Cincinnati railyard his dad started in and his dad’s dad did too. But nobody knew if that was exactly true, and when I started working at a railroad, I was unaware of the truth. Then I traveled the network, started looking deeper into old family photos and long forgotten documents, and I found I was part of something greater than any of us knew. The legacy stretched six generations to the days of steam and iron and fire. #railroads #trains #steamlocomotive #legacy #writinglife #writerslife #writinglifestyle #igwriters #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #memoir #creativenonfiction #CNF #blogging #bloggers #bloglife #amwriting #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #MyFamilyHistory #Ancestry #UShistory #familyresearch #familytree #ancestors #AmericanHistory #strasburg @strasburgrailroad
  • I want them to know ... some day ... all that happened. If for no other reason, that’s why I write this story, why it matters. Discovering what I did about the past means I’m never ungrateful for what I have in the present — a family, love, and a story to tell. When I struggle to complete the manuscript, I think of him and his brother, and rekindle the fire. #writinglife #writerslife #writinglifestyle #igwriters #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #memoir #creativenonfiction #CNF #blogging #bloggers #bloglife #amwriting #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #MyFamilyHistory #Ancestry #UShistory #familyresearch #familytree #ancestors #AmericanHistory #parenting #parenthood #igparents #fatherhood #dad #instakids #igdads #pidgeonseyeview

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