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Village People – How Grown-Ups Deal

There are multiple facets to every story, so I don’t normally overreact to things in the news. Smart kids with clocks (bombs), or sexual harassment at schools by students or employees – while I am disturbed by the general ideas…

By Troy Obrero | September 18, 2015 | Making a Living, New Dads, Our Dads, Perserverance, Tribe, Village | No Comments |

Juggling Passion and Privilege, While Hoping for Perspective

I think we’ve already established that I’m a pretty teary guy. The littlest things will set me off. At the end of last school year, I made a bid on a fundraising photo collage from my son’s 3rd grade classroom. …

By Troy Obrero | August 28, 2015 | Making a Living, Perserverance, Sport and Fitness | No Comments |

Time Management and the Real Reason Your Kid Can’t Tie His Shoelaces or Microwave a Bowl of Oatmeal.

A few posts back, I referenced The National Outdoor Leadership School and something called the Time Control Plan. According to Bruce Martin’s Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice, “A competent leader develops a time control plan that matches the goals and…

By Troy Obrero | April 3, 2015 | Making a Living, Perserverance | No Comments |

What I Wish I Kept From the Birth of My Children

A great friend of mine who, incidentally, is expecting his first child called this “a cool, neglected blog”. He’s right. Well I’m back, and just in time it seems. In the last few days and weeks, no less than a…

By Troy Obrero | March 27, 2015 | Making a Living, New Dads | No Comments |