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Dadmissions: If I Ever Prayed

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Pete Wilgoren

If I ever prayed, I’d say thank you for the family we have. Parents and kids together… we’ve built a foundation of love and support. If I ever prayed, I’d say thank you for the house we share. It may … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: I Rediscovered My Family

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

I rediscovered my family in the cabin by the lake making s’mores with extra chocolate and those extra large marshmallows and squishing all that gooey goodness between graham crackers I rediscovered my family in the cabin by the lake floating … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Let’s Just Cancel Father’s Day

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

Father’s Day can’t compete with Mother’s Day. We are the second banana. We are the afterthought. We are the socks and ties to the flowers and chocolates. We are what happens in June after everyone blows their budgets and creativity … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: New Essays From The B.E.A.U.T.Y. Project

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

I told my daughter this morning that alot of people had been writing. “What do you mean?” she asked. I said well alot of people felt it was important to write about beauty to tell you many folks struggle with … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Mini Life Milestone in the Starbucks Parking Lot

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

Sometimes life events just happen. Milestones crop up whether you’re ready or not. Some are the big life earthshaking events. Some are the little life reaffirming events. Sometimes they happen in the parking lot of a Starbucks. This is one … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Coughing Epidemic

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

My third grader gets tickets in class as a reward system which she can cash in for erasers and stickers and stuff like that which will end up on the car, on the floor, in the backpack, or in the … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Second Act

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

My wife and I were watching the movie “Grown Ups” this weekend when they were talking about relationships and marriage when this pearl of wisdom came out: “In life, the first act is always exciting but it is the second … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Santa’s Last Letter

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

As a little kid, I distinctly remember the Christmas in the early 1980′s when Santa wrote a letter to my sister and I saying he enjoyed coming to our home over the years, but we were getting older and it … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: A Cold December Night

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

On a cold December night my soul was restored.. After rushing home from work.. Running down the street.. And making it at just the last second.. To see my kids lined up with their friends to sing a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Read It Or Eat It

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

My 8 year old loves to read. Love. Love. Love. She buys a book and reads it in the car, in the bathroom, in the bed, until she has read it cover to cover. She reads so much, and we … Continue reading →

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