Tag: fathering

By Dr. Robert Naseef, Psychologist Birth of a Parent I’ll never forget the magical night my son was born. Even before his tiny body had completely emerged from the birth canal, he seemed to look all around the delivery room. Without thinking, I jumped up to stand right beside the doctor, my knees wobbling, my heart pounding. Right away I could tell that Tariq’s head was the same shape as mine. I counted his fingers and toes and watched eagerly as the nurse cleaned him and wrapped him in a blanket. He looked so cute, a perfect newborn. The nurse

By Dr. Robert Naseef, Psychologist Reflections on Fathers’ Day This is my first Fathers’ Day since my father died. In many ways life is not the same. One thing I don’t miss is shopping for a card. It wasn’t like the 1950s sitcom “Father Knows Best” around our house. I remember my dad working a lot, and when he was home he was often grumpy and irritable, preaching to us that we had a better childhood than he did. So cards about having the perfect father never rang true or genuine. Occasionally I could find one I felt good about.