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We Set the Sun

July 26, 2014 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

We Set the Sun

Who doesn't love a good sunset?  I think that most people can enjoy and appreciate the beauty of one if they stumble upon it, even if it isn't their favorite thing to watch. We do (most) things just a little differently than (most) other people, though.  Often, especially in the summer, we plan our evening around the sunset.  Dinner early or late to accommodate the current … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Single Parents Tagged With: dad, daddy, daughter, family, hobby, mom, mommy, mother, parenting, relationships, sets, son, sun, sunsets

‘Til Death Or Maybe Longer

June 21, 2014 by Scott Rigdon 2 Comments

‘Til Death Or Maybe Longer

I have a beautiful story to share with you, and in exchange for reading it, I hope you’ll follow the instructions at the end. This isn’t a chain letter or a legal document… but hopefully I’ll talk you into it.   My Grandma outlived my Grandpa by many, many years. ‘Until Death’ parted them… She lived alone in the farmhouse they had shared for 49 years up until her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Scott Rigdon Tagged With: daddy, daughter, grandma, grandpa, letters, love, mom, mommy, son, story

I Have a Beautiful Body

December 11, 2013 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

I Have a Beautiful Body

Cooking dinner.  That’s when it usually happens.  I’m not sure why, but that’s when I get bombarded with the heaviest stuff.  Is it because I’m facing away?  Because I’m busy and they’re trying to lure my attention back to them?  This part will probably always be a mystery. In any case, I was cooking dinner, and the little lady said to me, Little Lady-  “I have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scott Rigdon, Self Image Tagged With: beautiful, body, dad, daddy, daughter, esteem, image, mom, mother, respect, self

Just Beyond the Beginning

September 18, 2013 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

Just Beyond the Beginning

Just Beyond the Beginning  I've noticed recently that I take notice of parents of small children as I'm out and about.  Fondly. Remember going to the grocery store with toddlers?  Diaper bag.   Kids fidgeting.  A stop for chicken nuggets on the way home, or other necessity-driven fast food which was decided more by the toy that came with the meal than what the meal itself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Scott Rigdon Tagged With: children, dad, daddy, daughter, family, grandchildren, mom, mother, relationships, scott rigdon, son

The Meaning of Life

July 20, 2013 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life Geesh it’s been over a month since I’ve written anything!  I guess I’ll warm up with something simple like the meaning of life.  Sorry it’s taken me a while to get around to this one.  It’s been on a post-it note on my desk for months… You know how sometimes you have to look at things through someone else’s eyes to really understand their position … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: conflict, dad, daughter, life, meaning, mom, mortality, of, parenting, philosophy, searching, son, soul

Your Last Day

May 8, 2013 by Scott Rigdon 2 Comments

Your Last Day

Your Last Day We had a bit of a scare recently.  Ol’ Willie Wonka had to duck, dodge, and high tail it away from… the light!  I’m happy to report that he’s doing well and got a completely clean bill of health on Monday, after about 3 weeks of evading my old nemesis, the Grim Reaper.  The guy is hard to evade, but a sore loser he is not.  Another story… Amid that scare, as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: dad, daughter, dying, family, life, love, mom, mortality, parent, parenting, regret, son

Don’t Act Like Your (Other)!

February 27, 2013 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

Don’t Act Like Your (Other)!

Don’t Act Like Your (Other)! We’ve all heard it, and I would venture to bet that most of us are guilty of it…  the use of the following sentence as a derogatory statement: “You’re acting like your Mother/Father!” Please don’t do that.  I’m ashamed that I have done it.  It’s one of the most damaging things you can do to your children.  They are part of both their Mother … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Scott Rigdon, Single Parents Tagged With: bias, dad, daughter, discrimination, divorce, family, father, gender, hate, mom, mother, racism, relationships, separation, sexism, son

As Dad, I Get It. Sadly, Yoplait Doesn’t.

November 25, 2012 by Scott Rigdon 3 Comments

As Dad, I Get It.  Sadly, Yoplait Doesn’t.

As Dad, I Get It.  Sadly, Yoplait Doesn't. For those of you not familiar with the commercials: This is how Yoplait sees Dads: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2324364992681 This is how Yoplait sees Moms: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=176111962458348 Dear Yoplait, I’m writing on behalf of my son today.  He’s 12 years old.  He is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Single Parents Tagged With: advertising, betty, crocker, dad, daughter, father, general, get, it, lunch, mills, mom, mother, pack, sexism, son, yoplait

Paper Airplane

August 27, 2012 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

Paper Airplane

Paper Airplane  Fancy that, I was driving the kids yesterday when they taught me this bit.  I’m the driver. I was probably babbling on and on like I do, in fact apologizing for how that big thing I really wanted didn’t work out quite like I planned. Me-  “Blah blah blah I’m really sorry about that, Honey.” Sophie-  “It’s ok, Daddy, it doesn’t work that way.  You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: dad, daddy, daughter, family, father, mom, mother, philosophy, son

“Daddy, do you think I’m smart?”

July 28, 2012 by Scott Rigdon 1 Comment

“Daddy, do you think I’m smart?”

Daddy, Do You Think I’m Smart? 25-July-2012 The other night, we were cooking dinner and Sophie asked me the simplest question:  “Daddy, do you think I’m smart?” At first, I was kind of worried about why in the world she might not know how brilliant I think she is.  I tell my kids all the time how much I love all the smart things they say and do.  But the more I thought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: dad, daddy, daughter, mom, mother, son

A Word is worth a Thousand Pictures

June 15, 2012 by Scott Rigdon Leave a Comment

A Word is worth a Thousand Pictures

A Word is worth a Thousand Pictures  15-June-2012 I take a lot of pictures.  Thousands.  Literally more than 40,000 pictures since 2007.  That’s a lot.  Which makes me, in my book, a guy that takes lots of pictures.  Not to be confused with a photographer!  Point being, now and then, I get a stellar photograph here and there, picked out from the thousands of not that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Single Parents, Teenagers Tagged With: communication, dad, daddy, daughter, family, father, mom, mommy, mother, parents, son, talking

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