Category Archives: Dad Experiences
Thoughts about being a dad by dads
10 MayHolding Hands with a Stranger
I grew up skinny. I remember as a high school senior getting measurements for a band uniform and my pant measurements were 30” x 30”. These measurements were in spite of frequent Hostess-Os binges where I would eat all six powder-sugar coated, raspberry-jelly filled donuts in a box in one sitting. I would dunk them […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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07 MayOn Becoming My Dad
Anyone old enough to be married with children knows the joke, “ . . . and that’s when I realized I sounded just like my dad (or mom).” Some of you know what I mean—you hear yourself say to your son or daughter, “winners don’t quit,” or “no dessert until you eat your vegetables” and […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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30 AprAfter Eight Kids, My Baby Turned Seventeen
Some of you may be able to imagine what an adventure raising eight children is. From my first baby born on Keesler Airforce Base thirty-six years ago to my last baby born at home twenty years later, the fun has never ended. There have been thousands of walks; night times up with croupy kids; chess […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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22 AprSoft Rain on a Canvas Roof
My dad was the sky in the world of my life—even if you weren’t looking you knew he was there. Like most fathers he had a job he had to do. Unlike most fathers he always found a way to include me in his job. I was with him for entire summers at scout camps. […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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19 JulThis Grandpa Has His Own YouTube Gaming Channel
This grandpa has his own gaming channel. You heard me. At sixty years old (well, nearly) I’m big into the computer gaming scene. Perhaps you’ve seen my name on the computer gaming leader boards. Well, probably you haven’t because I made that part up. I do have my own gaming channel, though. Is it odd […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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03 MayI Won’t Use a Riding Mower Until I Have to Use a Riding Shopping Cart at Walmart
About twenty years ago I moved my family from a densely populated urban setting to a rural town of 800 people. We did it for the space. I upgraded my eighth acre to five acres. Ah, breathing room. Aaaah—weeds This small town has no sidewalks or gutters. Every house is on at least a half […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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23 AprThe Pandemic and My New Family Life
But I hesitate to say that I want things to go back to normal. As far as my family life goes, this “new” normal appears to be better than the old normal. While there is less public contact, I don’t want to lose this beautiful, warm, closeness with my family. I had a good preview […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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07 AprJournaling Your Children: Did I Tell You You’re Cute?
January 1, 2004 Glory, You are only nine months old now. This is the earliest I have every started on any of my children’s journals. Normally they are about two-years-old when I start. How do you rate? It seems I am much more aware of you as a baby than I was of any […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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29 MarThe DMV, My Daughter, and Me
Today I walked into the DMV with my sixteen year old daughter. We were there to get her learner’s permit. Fortunately, when we walked out she had her permit in hand. It wasn’t as simple as it sounds. She could have had her permit a year ago on her fifteenth birthday. Like most teenagers she […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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15 FebThe Moon Is Rory’s
A letter to my third son when he was two years old November 15, 1992 Dear Rory, You are a real buddy to me now. When I go to work you are very understanding and just wave and say “Bye bye, Daddy. Bye, bye.” But when I am going anywhere else you run and hunt […]
About Tory C Anderson
Tory C Anderson is the father and Dad of eight children. He has been employed in telecommunication and computer technology for 25 years. Like most men, Tory has many plans for his life, but he has found that his family has been taking up most of the space. He feels no regrets. Tory's latest Young Adult novel, Joey and the Magic Map is out. You can read more about it here: http://www.ToryCAnderson.com
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