Taylor García
The Good Men Project
San Diego, CA, United States
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My Racist Teacup?
Time for Change Recently my sons had a future vision of returning to Disneyland in which they exclaimed their desire to ride Splash Mountain once more. → Read More
The Toxic Contagion
Caution! Sunday was a doozy. Everything had started out wonderfully. The kids were playing. I had just finished my yoga practice, and my wife was sleeping → Read More
Trying to Be A Good Dad
Can(cún) we, Dad, please??? When we were very young, we used to go to this pizza parlor in Albuquerque called Pistol Pete’s Pizza. At Pistol Pete’s, you → Read More
What Matters
The Long Lazy Saturday When the kids are small, I agree to going big on the Hallmark holidays. Halloween, Valentine’s Day, etc. Why not? They’re kids, and → Read More
How We Feel
Decency, I Suppose Saturday morning was already off to a bumpy start. The guys had destroyed the living room (as usual), left much of their breakfast → Read More
#DaddingAThousand — The Boys of Summer
Back in Town 1. Forgetting your phone charger on your camping trip. 2. Letting them stay up a little bit later each night. 3. Mixing all the flavors to → Read More
#DaddingAThousand — Sweet Spot
On The Verge of Glory 1. When your eldest takes your youngest's hand when on a walk. 2. When the kids tend to their kid cousin like he's their own. 3. → Read More
#DaddingAThousand — Bases Loaded
Bottom of the Ninth 1. When you eat while you clean. 2. When you stand when you eat. 3. When you attempt to work with the kids nearby. 4. When you think → Read More
#DaddingAThousand — Strike Out!
Back to the Dugout 1. When you squelch a teachable moment because you think they should just know better. 2. When you let your frustration bubble into → Read More
#DaddingAThousand — RBI
Really Benevolent Interactions 1. When your wife sends you a text that says you’re the “Best Dad Ever.” 2. When you’re out to dinner with your kids and an → Read More
Man on the Edge
Let It Be There comes the time when time is both in short and infinite supply. When days last long, though there aren’t many of them left. Why does life → Read More
Cruise Control
The Present of Presence Those downloaded Disney soundtracks get little play now that the children have since learned to buckle their own shoes and wipe their own behinds. They don’t need you to stay in their room past lights out after having dispensed a life lesson, a talk about the day, or a story of when you were a child. Now, a simple kiss on the forehead, a muss of the hair, and a “g’night”… → Read More
Dadlandia
Right Here, Right Now And here you are, a father. A dad. Daddy. Dada. Papa. Pop. You are immersed in this new biological brotherhood where you are now → Read More
Enter, Father
The Magical Moment Checking in at the triage ward of the Women and Children’s hospital is a moment of reckoning for a man. It means you’ve arrived with → Read More
Emerging Man
The Fun Uncle Last week I was chatting with a nurse and a young resident doctor about family and children. The nurse and I were sharing stories about our → Read More
'Brohood'
I don't wanna grow up. → Read More
Boyhood
The Never-Ending Age Remember when you were a boy? It was that time when you could clothe and feed yourself, but still needed you mom to pick your clothes → Read More
Toddler Time
Through Their Eyes There are times when just looking at my sons makes me crumble. And it’s usually for the smallest things. The expressions they make, how → Read More
Baby Boy
Bouncing Baby My wife and I have always savored our privacy with the most intimate family milestones. We opted out of having bridesmaids and groomsmen at → Read More
In-Betweenness
The Fun of Moving Raise your hand if you love moving? Right. Just what I thought. Now imagine if you had to do it quickly, with little preparation. Such → Read More