A meeting with his son’s teacher showed our columnist who was (really) the boss Over the past six years, my son Riley has evolved into a master manipulator. An expert at getting what he wants, he shrewdly employs pleas, […]
Memoirs of a New Dad
Stuffed animals, night terrors and flying feminine hygiene products: Chris Hunt explains how fatherhood has changed him
I’m often asked by friends without children how fatherhood has changed my life. I usually answer with a story, and that story begins with me on what I thought was my deathbed. I’d been bedridden with a brutal fever for […]
Colourful language
One word uttered in secret and writer Chris Hunt knew he’d become a bad parent There are moments in every parent’s life they will never forget. The moment their child is born. Their kids’ first steps. Their first words. Their […]
Keeping in touch a challenge as kids head off to school
When I was a boy, I was a fan of horror movies. Sure, the gratuity and gore tended to get old quickly, and the scares were often predictable, but man, did I ever love being afraid. Fast forward two decades […]
Words of wisdom from a ‘loving yet flawed’ dad
So here’s the thing about columns; they tend to follow the same literary formula. Usually, the writer has an idea or an opinion they want to impart to the reader. They’ll often present the idea using research to back it […]
Memoirs of a new dad: A time of transition
Watching his young son happily enter kindergarten, writer Chris Hunt came to realize that as a dad, maybe he really doesn’t have to have all the answers.
Memoirs of a new dad: School daze
Chris Hunt ponders the emotional rollercoaster of sending his four-year-old son off to school this fall, and wonders who will better adjust to the transition – parent or child.
A father’s winter of discontent
Could a tough season of defiance and tantrums eventually give way to a fresh new phase of kindness and sweetness? Chris Hunt certainly hopes so.
A very special Christmas, indeed
As parents, we become so focused on the needs of our children that we lose sight of ourselves; we forget how much we need our own magical moments too, writes Chris Hunt. I can still remember the sharp cold biting my […]
The Candy Wars
How far is too far when it comes to junk food restrictions for kids, wonders Chris Hunt.