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September 11, 2001, started as a normal day. After twenty-five years, that is still one of the things I remember most clearly. There was nothing different about that morning. Nothing that told us we…
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After the drive to Myrtle Beach, I figured Day One had nowhere to go but up. This was…
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Six people. A week’s worth of luggage. One dying air conditioner. One disintegrating tooth. Four hundred sewing pins.…
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I’m James — a Navy dad, husband to Jo, and the reluctant ringmaster of a household full of big feelings, small shoes, loud dogs, and the occasional profound thought.
Olde Dominion Dad is where we laugh through the mess, keep the good stories, and remind each other that nobody is nailing this parenting thing every day.
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