Another day, another great dad. Today we are featuring Alan T. Kercinik!
Alan is a father of two boys who exploits his children blogs about parenthood at alwaysjacked.com. While his two sons are slackers who can’t yet read, he thinks of Jack and Reid as his audience. (Which, given the blog’s traffic numbers, probably isn’t far off.) He will increase his audience by 33% in September with child #3. For some reason, his writing has also appeared on The Good Men Project, Families in the Loop and Pregnancy Magazine.
My first memory as a father is… Hearing Jack’s heartbeat for the first time at the doctor’s office. That’s when it truly sunk in.
The funniest thing my kids do is… I can’t narrow this down to one thing. Honestly, I’ll watch my kids and just start laughing because I appreciate them being them so much.
What¹s in your man cave? My man cave is my home office. Laptop, old Royal typewriter, pushpin board where I map out stories and blog posts and a bunch of books of the writing advice and graphic novel variety.
My wife is my hero because… I have never met a person as strong as my wife. She is willing to take on things and confront situations with a directness, grace and bravery that I hope my boys very much emulate.
How many hours of sleep do you get each night? Probably around 6. Less during ‘the bottle year’ because I usually do night feedings.
If you and your wife could vacation without your kids, where would you go? I’d pick Paris or London. She’s pick a safari in Africa. So I guess we’re going to EPCOT.
What¹s your favorite meal? Tacos. I could eat them for breakfast.
How are you like your own dad? I work really hard, a quality I hope I pass on to my sons.
My most traumatic parenting experience was… when Jack got a febrile seizure for the first time. He’s normally an energetic, bouncy kid in the mornings. He was really lethargic and had one of those ‘eyes flutter and go back into your head’ kind of moments. We were a little freaked because we didn’t know these were ‘normal’ and the doctor’s kept using the word ‘seizure’, which opens a whole can of parental worry worms.
What sports team must your kids like? The Chicago Cubs. I will pass my suffering along to them.
What sports team can your kids never like? The Chicago White Sox.
Make sure you go check check out Alan’s great blog. Also, be sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter!