Mocha Dad

And God Created Cherries

Mocha Dad — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:43:05 +0000

When I got home the other day, I was famished. Luckily, there was a huge bowl of sweet, juicy cherries waiting to be devoured. As I tried to enjoy my bounty, I was interrupted by two little...

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Car Conversations

Mocha Dad — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:11:32 +0000

Houston is a huge city; therefore, we spend many hours in our car driving around town. During these drives, I’m often entertained by my children’s conversations. Sometimes my 5-year-old son, N,...

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Father’s Day 2009: The Day I Became a Father

Mocha Dad — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:15:13 +0000

Being a father is the most rewarding and challenging job a man can have. God blessed me with my first child eight years ago. I was frightened and inexperienced and stumbled through the first few...

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This Chicken Tastes Terrible

Mocha Dad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:10:22 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before, I do most of the cooking in my household. Every evening, I rush home to prepare a hot, nutritious meal for my family. The other night, I prepared some broiled chicken with a...

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Summer Vacation 2009

Mocha Dad — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:26:42 +0000

When summer rolls around it’s time for family vacations. My wife, K, and I have written about our ordeal…I mean vacation. K’s accounts are in regular type and mine are italicized. * * ...

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Building Boys by Building Toys

Mocha Dad — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:40:15 +0000

For Christmas, my 5-year old son, N, received a Lego Coast Guard 4WD & Jet Scooter set. It had been languishing in his closet until he rediscovered it. “Daddy, Daddy,” he screamed. “Can we build...

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The Graduate

Mocha Dad — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:10:39 +0000

Where does the time go? It seems that only yesterday my son, N, was a mere infant in my arms. Now he is a preschool graduate. His school even had a graduation ceremony for all the students who were...

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Authentic Manhood

Mocha Dad — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:56:16 +0000

Walking through my old neighborhood, I noticed one of my old friends, Vando, walking toward me. “What’s up, man,” he said as we shook hands. A few years had passed since I had seen...

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Mean Girls

Mocha Dad — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:04:48 +0000

My daughter, Nee, is such a sweet little girl: pretty, smart, and well-mannered. She is also painfully shy and finds it difficult to make friends. That’s why it breaks my heart that most of her...

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Marriage is For White People

Mocha Dad — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:26:21 +0000

In 2006, The Washington Post published an op-ed essay by writer Joy Jones with the provocative headline “Marriage Is for White People.” The headline didn’t reflect Jones’...

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