Dad Speak: Six magic keywords
If you were to able to score your child – how would you measure their development and growth? Here at our home, we do so by constantly guiding our three little children in the art of etiquette and manners.
Category: Dad Speak
Articles written by Ruffolo Dad, Jeff and features his thoughts, insights and views on anything about reading, storytelling and books.
Dad Speak: Secret Agent Man
I live in a world of spies, counter intelligence and code words which have not one … Not two … But three (or more) separate and distinct meanings. I speak – of course – of the world of four-year-old children.
Dad Speak: Fat Cow
Mommy I think I hurt myself. No – I didn’t stub my big toe or drop a brick on my head. Before I tell you what I just did – first a primer about me. I’ve never smoked a cigarette.
Dad Speak: Ate Joy
Let me tell you about Joy. Not the emotion, dear reader, but the young woman I only know as “Joy”. I presume that is her name although I have no doubt her full Cebuano name is something unintelligible this American native could utter.
Dad Speak: Awake at one
It is a universally accepted and undeniable truth in the Philippines that the Internet is less than optimal. Actually it sucks rocks.
Dad Speak: My Miss Universe
Time is a funny thing. Isn’t it? Cris went to Manila earlier this week to attend the Miss Universe coronation event – she had previously attended the swimsuit presentation here in Cebu as a working journalist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Dad Speak: A Night Out
A night out. Everyone needs one … The children consistently scream, rain belts the outside of Casa Ruffolo Uno relentlessly and what do I have to cook for dinner to make everyone satisfied are but a few of the never-ending challenges to my everyday life. Not a complaint mind you …
Dad Speak: I Married Wonder Woman
I end this year with a tribute of my wife, Cris Evert Lato Ruffolo, my Wonder Woman. – Jeff Ruffolo Yes true believers, I am married to an Amazonian Princess. No – thankfully not one who lived the majority of her mortality on an island filled with likewise hard bodied …
Dad Speak: Introducing Ray Beckham
What words can be uttered to express the love I have for one very wise man. No … I’m not speaking of my father. Even though he easily could be.
Dad Speak: 17 Years — Where Have They Gone? Chinese Expert and Expertise (The First in a Series)
Note to Readers: Sharing this career reflection that Jeff recently wrote for LinkedIn. I decided to post it here because Jeff has a pretty interesting career revolving the Olympic movement and China. Someone out there may be able to pick a lesson or two from this article. I know I …