The Altoona Mirrorhttp://www.altoonamirror.comTop Headlinesen-usTue, 21 May 2013 08:24:21 EDTTue, 21 May 2013 08:24:21 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssThe facts of life can be tough on dadshttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/571110.htmlHow's this for a lunch-time conversation with your kid - one of my 9-year-old sons asked me a question about the birds and the bees, and I got through the topic without having passed out on the kitchen floor.Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDTFirst love still had special ringhttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/569998.htmlHow forgiving could you be as a parent when it comes to your children? Maybe you have a story to tell; maybe you don't. But - maybe - something will happen someday that will enable you to weave one heck of a tale.Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDTMy daughters give me the cell phone blueshttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/569146.htmlI can't imagine there's a parent out there who doesn't revel in proving one of their children wrong. I am no exception to that rule. Last month, my wife lost my cellphone, which wasn't too alarming to me because she has one, as do my two daughter.Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EDTLessons can be learned from heartbreakhttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/568393.htmlValentine's Day relates best to the most romantic of heart, and I used to be one of those people, but age and life has jaded me.Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EDTYou have to teach your kids how to lose sometimeshttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/568206.htmlOne of the joys of being a dad is getting the chance to coach your own kids. Teach them how to play. Teach them how to win, and more importantly, teach them how to lose.Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EDT