Remarks from Mark

Hello, my name is Mark Mahoney, and I'm a stay-at-home dad.

That is a sentence I never thought I would write, yet I'm happy to have been home nearly every day with Hazel, my one-year-old daughter, since the end of June.

Prior to then, I had been a full-time newspaper reporter for just over 13 years. I thought I would miss being a part of the workforce once I left it, but I really don't.

Though I guess I haven't left the working world entirely, as I contribute to the Summerland Advocate-Messenger with occasional stories and photos.

Now I'm contributing this column, which I will call "Remarks fr...