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Recent Fathers Blog Posts

Lemon Pepper In My Eye

by Matt Pinkston

26 Jan 2012 08:19 PM

When I tried to go to sleep last night, my hungriest child requested food. Because I grew up being hungry all the time, even though my parents weren't direly poverty-stricken, I let him.

Fathers & Food

by Matt Pinkston

10 Jan 2012 03:08 PM

Most of us have some memories of our mothers making and serving delicious foods, some every day, some just on the holidays. I grew up a very hungry person, well able to consume large pizzas in a single sitting. So I have compassion for hungry children.

It's a Girl!

by Matt Pinkston

31 Dec 2011 02:53 AM

After wondering what it would be like to be a parent, I finally got to hold a little pink girl in my arms, my first child. We thought she was going to be a boy, and it took two more children to persuade me to give up guessing what gender my unborn children were going to have.

My Adventure with Our First Birth

by Matt Pinkston

30 Dec 2011 02:43 AM

I lost my job ten days before I married Tristi, and I had to scramble to get any kind of employment. Part of that employment, when Tristi became pregnant with our daughter, Caryn , was a part-time job with the Army National Guard. This had its ins and outs.

Looking For My Father

by Matt Pinkston

29 Dec 2011 02:34 PM

When I was twenty-seven, I decided to come to Utah to find my biological father. It wasn't difficult to locate him, and he seemed genuinely glad to be reunited with me. It was a strange, bittersweet experience.

Husbands and Home Births

by Matt Pinkston

22 Dec 2011 01:46 PM

Shortly before I began dating Tristi, I read Arthur Janov's book, "Imprints: The Lifelong Effects of the Birth Experience,"and began to understand why having children at home, without drugs, might be helpful to them and their mother.

Fatherhood and Doctor's Visits

by Matt Pinkston

13 Dec 2011 07:05 PM

We've spent a lot of time in doctors' offices lately. A chiropractor who does many things other than spine adjustments to treat his patients has discovered and helped many of our family health problems. My wife Tristi was in a wreck that totaled both the semi truck and the Hyundai her friend drove.

The Turkey and Cauliflower Story

by Matt Pinkston

30 Nov 2011 07:01 AM

A single man becoming a married man requires some adjustments. And then when his wife becomes pregnant ... he learns to adjust even more. I was a cook in the Air Force and experimented in the kitchen a lot. I also tinkered with chemical formulas in high school and college.

I'm Going to Be a Father?

by Matt Pinkston

29 Nov 2011 10:47 PM

When my wife, Tristi, told me she was expecting, I have to admit, I wasn't very positive at first. I had been fired my job ten days before getting married, which was about two months before this, and had no way to support my family. I'd been looking for work ever since.

What Did My Fathers Teach Me?

by Matt Pinkston

28 Nov 2011 07:12 AM

What did my fathers teach me? Well, because they were human, they taught me both positive and negative things. It pays to break down what they taught me. Of course, my fifteen years of fathering imparts a few lessons, as well.


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