Diary of a DAD - Ann Arbor Family

The Drive to Survive

Doug French - June 30, 2017

Summers used to be such an idyllic time. No alarms, no lunches to make, and no constant homework cajolery. Because my ex-wife and I...

Legislators give dads the best Father’s Day gift ever: a fair shot

Doug French - June 5, 2017

Remember when Father’s Day was kind of a throwaway day in June, when dads were lumped in with grads at the far end of...

A Mom Among Men: The importance of feminine energy

Doug French - May 1, 2017

Any relationship is complicated, but the best relationships survive the complications

The Madness of a Michigan Spring

Doug French - March 31, 2017

There is major madness in Michigan, as is common in Spring. By this point in the calendar, most of us parents have been housebound...

Those Four Little Words “I love you, anyway.”

Doug French - February 1, 2017

Since I’ve moved to Michigan, I’ve learned it’s particularly challenging to look outside your window at the gray slush pooling in your driveway and...