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What Your Wife Really Wants for Valentine’s Day
I recently polled a few wives at the carpool line at pickup for my kid's school and asked them what they really wanted for Valentine’s Day this year. Their answers may surprise you as they did for sure surprise me. One woman, in particular, said she really doesn’t...
The Why: Behind Uncommen
What an incredible yet challenging year 2016 has been for our nation and our world. As the New Year’s Resolutions often wear off in late January to early February, I thought it would be a great time to share our mission at Uncommen because we want to help you achieve...
Marriage Advice — Tips on Tone
“We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself” ~ Louis D. Brandeis There’s an old phrase that couples use when something one partner says starts an argument — “it’s not what you said, it’s how you...
Being a Loyal Friend
Loyalty: It’s a word we don’t use enough today as men. I want to talk about loyalty today. One of my favorite movies of all time is the Fellowship of the Ring - Lord of the Rings. The friendships between the major characters of The Fellowship of the Ring are the...
Confession Time
Con·fes·sion - kənˈfeSHən/ noun a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or a wrong an admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about. My son and one of his friends are fighting. They are five years...
New Year’s Resolutions for UNCOMMEN Dad’s
Welcome to 2017! I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. As a matter of fact, my standard resolution is not to make any. How’s that for a resolution? However, as I watch my two children, who are 5 and 2, get a little bit bigger and a little bit older each year, I keep...
Finishing the Year Strong
As 2016 comes to a close and we enter into the holiday season, we know that both in work and life finishing strong is essential. Success in life as a man is not measured where you start; it is where you finish. About 12 years ago and approximately 15-20 pounds ago,...
UNCOMMEN Dads Make Holiday Memories with Kids
So you got a couple of weeks or maybe days to the holidays. Being a leader in your family means taking the lead for the holidays as well. That doesn’t mean you have to pack your schedule with tons of activities or spend tons of money to make those Christmas memories....
How to Be an Uncommen Husband during the Holidays
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir Old time Christmas songs fill the air, the decorations, the food, the gifts, the excitement of children opening up presents, the smell of Christmas cookies from...
Eternity is Written on Our Hearts
This is our last week with Shane Falco and Jimmy McGinty. We watched as Shane changed. He was a boat washer who wanted to be forgotten, a man who had lost his heart. Now he is a leader and a quarterback who wanted the ball in his hands with the game on the line. ...
Miles and Miles of Heart
We’re getting close to the end of The Replacements. The season has gone on and this team of losers, rejects and has-beens learned to play well together. We get to the last game of the season, with the playoffs on the line, and the star quarterback decides to return...
Quicksand
Last week, I introduced you to my guilty pleasure, The Replacements. The Sentinels, the team Gene Hackman’s character Jimmy coaches, came up just short of a win in their first game. His quarterback, Shane Falco (played by Keanu Reeves) called a run instead of trying...