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Making the bed we call ‘life’
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show It’s graduation season and I’m a sucker for a good graduation speech that offers actionable life advice. None of this “reach for your dreams” […]
Would you buy a book from this man?
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show April 19. I’ve always had a pipe dream to turn these columns into a book. I don’t think anyone would buy the book, but […]
Speaking like a native is overrated
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show March 8. The Mother of Dragons and I go on vacation every year or so without the children. We save up credit card, hotel […]
When your worst roommates ever are related to you
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Feb. 9. My kids are the worst roommates I’ve ever had, which is saying something because I once lived with a guy who would […]
Kids do what kids do, like grow up
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Jan. 12. This column is called Modern Dad and it dawned on me that I haven’t really written as much about my kids recently. […]
Mission Possible: A fantasy heist worthy of a movie
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Dec. 15. Every good theft starts with a plan. That was the text I received from my friend Anthony, known in these pages as […]
Would I trade my glabrous pate? No thank you.
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show March 10. I’m bald. Perhaps you noticed. Perhaps you haven’t. Either way, I’m bald. I’ve been bald most of my adult life. I’ve been […]
If Cornelius were a port on a cruise, here’s what I’d do
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show. Feb. 10. The New York Times recently brought back its “36 Hours” travel column after pausing it for two years due to COVID. The […]
Why play sports at my age?
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Dec. 31. Every once in a while my mom asks me why I still play in a soccer league and I never have a […]
Live like you never know what’s next
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Oct. 6. You don’t really get to have adventures as an adult. I don’t mean adult adventures like traveling to another country or eating […]