All parents experience messy firsts, whether they are new to being a parent or simply entering a new stage with a child. These adventures—or “bleachable moments”— are those times when all you can do is laugh your way through the mess (and sometimes grab a bottle of Clorox® Regular-Bleach, as [...]
Dear Son, I held you on Friday night for the first and last time ever. It was one of the saddest, proudest, most heartbreaking, and beautiful moments of my life. It was an honor to hold you. I’m proud of you, son. Even though you only made it halfway through [...]
All parents experience messy firsts, whether they are new to being a parent or simply entering a new stage with a child. These adventures—or “bleachable moments”— are those times when all you can do is laugh your way through the mess (and sometimes grab a bottle of Clorox® Regular-Bleach, as [...]
Feburary, 14 2027 Dear ______________ I’m not going to threaten you. I’m not going to try to scare you away. I’m not going to hurt you. Although I could, since I’m massive now…I’ve been working out every day since Valentine’s Day of 2014. I don’t want you to run [...]
I F*cking Love Crock-Pots I’m not sure if I’ve ever written a post with a curse word in it, but this time I can’t help it. Yesterday, when dinner was slowly cooking all day long in our kitchen, I couldn’t help but think, “I F*cking Love Crock-Pots.” As a parent, I have [...]
All parents experience messy firsts, whether they are new to being a parent or simply entering a new stage with a child. These adventures—or “bleachable moments”— are those times when all you can do is laugh your way through the mess (and sometimes grab a bottle of Clorox® Regular-Bleach, as [...]
Another baby that looks exactly like me. My wife is pregnant! Yes, we’re excited, and last week we went Facebook official with the pregnancy. Now there is no turning back. This will be our third kid, and if you do some quick math on your fingers, you’ll realize [...]
*If you don’t want to cry, I recommend you don’t read this post right now. I was in rough shape while writing and researching it. *My thoughts and prayers go out to the Trey and Nicole Flynn, their family and friends, and their superhero son Holden who we lost way [...]
"This morning I was leaping around like a frog for about a half hour." That's a sentence I've never said until today...let me explain. I'm helping to raise funds and awareness for men's health this November, and I decided to take a different route than most. Most of my [...]
I’ll always remember the first time I told my wife, “I love you.” My parents have always said “I love you” to me and my sisters as often as possible. My wife and I say it to our kids all the time, and our 3.7 year old daughter, Babs, says [...]
