Welcome to the January 2007 A Father’s Voice. Happy New Year! This month’s column is called, More Than Just A Stroller, and also originally began life as a Two Okapis post. My Okapis just had a birthday and this article not only reminded me of what I was feeling when I wrote it earlier this year, but also what I feel now; With all of the joys and pride in our children’s new skills and accomplishments, there is always a little sadness at what we will miss.
The New Year is starting off where the last one left off, fortunately. The big news this month is that NY Metro Parents, publisher of Big Apple Parent and several other New York area parenting magazines, has asked me to blog on their site. I’m guessing there will be a lot of crossover between Two Okapis and what I post over there, but I’ll tell you more about it next month…when I know more. In addition, my Fatherville interview turned out extremely well and is available for your reading pleasure. I was also interviewed for an article, A Potty Training Plan, on helping children learn to use the toilet. In case you missed it, I have redeveloped the media section of my web site, now called Press Room, and have made my new Press Kit available online.

A Father’s Voice is my column to voice the challenges and rewards of trying to be a very involved father to my twins despite my childhood and working full-time outside of my home. I write during the only disposable time of my day; I write during my train ride to and from home.

More Than Just A Stroller

By Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT

It seems like such a little thing. The double stroller for my children, 3-year old twins, is sitting in the basement taking up valuable space, but I just don’t know what to do with it. It has been in our family for over three years now and somehow shoving it in the garage doesn’t seem a just ending for this device that has been with us for so long. It used to live in the back of our Outback and was there when we needed it. It has been to Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida and even Ecuador with us, not too mention the mall, the park and hundreds of other places.

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