Tag Archives: fatherhood

Does God Ever Actually Answer?

Posted on June 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

God rarely tells me what he’s doing. But he’s always more than willing to show me what he wants me to do. Some years back I landed an invitation-only position in a CBS workshop for up-and-coming comedy writers. Was I … Continue reading →

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The Best Gifts for Father’s Day

Posted on June 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Early in the book version of Peter Pan, Wendy’s father is jealous of the family’s beloved dog Nana. He plays a mean-spirited prank on her. And then when the children are dismayed, he complains bitterly, “Much good it is my … Continue reading →

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on April 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different women. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said … Continue reading →

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Do You Love Me, Dad?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week So, I finally figured out my dad loved me. (Why are guys’ relationship with their dads so complicated?)  It wasn’t when I wanted to find out, twenty years after my dad died. But better late than … Continue reading →

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I Forgive You for Not Being Perfect, Dad

Posted on January 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Mark Twain famously said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much … Continue reading →

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Fierce Love

Posted on June 20, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m not a violent person. In fact, when I was studying method acting in college—the tap-into-your-feelings approach made famous by Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro—I had difficulty inhabiting a particularly violent role because I’d never … Continue reading →

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Always Look Before You…

Posted on February 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

My daughter Beth had finally reached the stage where she was ready to use the potty-training seat all by herself! (It’s OK, I’ll wait while you applaud.) Squeak, click, went the bathroom door. A moment later, there was a blood-curdling … Continue reading →

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There Must be a Pony!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by mitchteemley

Last week we found out someone had stolen a credit card out of our mail box, activated it, and bought themselves a top-of-the-line computer from the Apple Store! Um, Merry Christmas? (Yes, we’ve disputed the charge.) The next day we … Continue reading →

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on October 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different mothers. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said with a grin. “Then … Continue reading →

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Do You Love Me, Dad?

Posted on June 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

So, I finally figured out my dad loved me. (Why are guys’ relationship with their dads so complicated?)  It wasn’t when I wanted to find out, twenty years after my dad died. But, hey, better late than never, right? Still, if … Continue reading →

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