DEVLYN BROOKS
Parenting Perspectives: Celebrating a hero, friend
Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes, Spandex costumes or athletic uniforms.
Sometimes they come simply dressed in a button-up dress shirt, jeans and a pair of big, ol’ Sorels.
By Devlyn Brooks , January 07, 2013
Parenting Perspectives: Taking nothing for granted this holiday season
It was Saturday and the kids were nearing the end of their church Christmas program rehearsal, not yet a full 24 hours since we learned the tragic news about the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
By Devlyn Brooks , December 17, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: Family doesn’t need to be complicated
“And how many brothers and sisters do you have?” the doctor asked Garrett during a recent trip to the clinic.
“Four,” he answered nonchalantly, “a brother and three sisters.”
“Four?” the doctor asked quizzically looking at me with a raised eyebrow.
By Devlyn Brooks , November 05, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: Family gets up to speed on girl things 
Having raised two of them, I’ve mended my share of scrapes, dug rocks out of pants pockets before laundry, refereed my share of tussles, and on numerous occasions stopped my oldest son from feeding his younger brother an appetizer that would have involved bugs or an amphibious animal of some kind.
By Devlyn Brooks , September 24, 2012
Brooks: Insight found on a baseball diamond
It’s amazing the insight one can gain with a single, crisp crack of a baseball bat – a lifetime of wisdom, really, all sewn up into a small white ball sailing toward centerfield.
By Devlyn Brooks , July 02, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: A dad and his son: Two concert firsts, 25 years apart
As I looked at my son, jamming out to Nickleback’s hit song “Photograph” alongside his buddy at the Fargodome Sunday night, I was instantly transported back some 25 years in time to another rock concert just about this time of year but just a bit farther west in town.
By Devlyn Brooks , May 21, 2012
'How does a bunny lay an egg?' | Devlyn Brooks' Easter conversation with his son
“Dad?” the Bug asked, after we had sat down for Easter breakfast at our church. “How does a bunny lay an egg?”
By Devlyn Brooks , April 09, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: Dad's proud of teenager
Dear Garrett,
It seems unimaginable, but this past weekend when my back was turned, you turned 14 years old.
By Devlyn Brooks , March 05, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: All this quiet is disturbing
At first the idea of catching two straight uninterrupted NFL football games was one to be cherished.
By Devlyn Brooks , January 16, 2012
Parenting Perspectives: Child’s first cry still meaningful nine years later
My dear little Bug,
Can it possibly be true? This past week I turned around, and inexplicably, my baby boy had turned into a 9-year-old little man who stands two-thirds my height and seems closer to adulthood than he does his days in diapers.
By Devlyn Brooks , December 05, 2011
Brooks: Mile Run Day not all it’s cracked up to be
I propose that next year each of our elementary schools hosts a 500-meter swim in which every child must participate.
By Devlyn Brooks , October 24, 2011
Parenting Perspectives: Enjoying the real rewards of parenting
With each passing stage the kids grow through, I think parenting can’t get better than this.
By Devlyn Brooks , August 16, 2011
Parenting Perspectives: 'Cab for kids' business concept can’t fail
I think if I were a young entrepreneur I would start a business that preyed on us overscheduled, weary parents who run after our children from one end of town to the other.
By Devlyn Brooks , June 07, 2011
Parenting Perspectives: Class knows no age
Dad, did those people think they knew more about the game than the refs?” my son The Bug asked me on the way home from a recent North Dakota State University women’s basketball game.
By Devlyn Brooks , February 22, 2011
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