If you haven't heard, the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently for sale. Myself, and the team at Life of Dad are officially placing a bid on the team. Below, is my first of many letters to Major League Baseball, explaining why I would be the best owner. This letter was [...]
Before The Count and Todd moved to OC for "The Real Housedads of Orange Couny," they were featured in this PSA spporting the male breastfeeding movement. Please enjoy and be moved.
Next week I'll reveal what I think are the top five funniest Life of Dad videos of the year...in order. Make sure you tune in to see the list. I felt really bad leaving a couple of videos out, so here is my second honorable mention... Baby vs. Burrito Out [...]
When Mr. T was born five days ago, he had wrinkly hands and feet like I’m used to seeing on great-grandparents. Minutes after birth, my son’s weathered hands were holding on to my finger, and I couldn’t help but think that my wife had given birth to a [...]
My awesome 5 day old son is named after me. In my family, Thomas goes back at least five generations. We all have different middle names though, so my namesake is not a junior or a 3rd, etc. The plan is for our friends and family to call him Tommy, [...]
On December 1st, at 10:14AM, in Los Angeles CA, a boy was born. In HIS words, here are the first five minutes of his life… Slimey! Ewwww…where am I, on “Double Dare? Why is everybody wearing blue? Oh no…don’t you dare point those scissors at my umbilical cord. [...]
I loved Fox’s thrilling show, 24. Jack Bauer was the man. It always blew me away what he could accomplish in one day. However, his story is fiction. The following timeline of the Riles family over 24 hours is completely accurate. The below events took place between 6:30PM Nov. 30th [...]
I’m writing this at 6:20AM, as my beautiful bride, and less than 1 day old baby boy are sleeping in our hospital room. Yesterday was an amazing day for us, as my wife gave birth to a healthy chap named Tommy Riles. Yes, this is our second child, but everything [...]
Babs said it. I translated it, then I wrote it in chalk. What was she trying to say? Hint...holiday season.
Introducing Life of Dad's book club! A father's review of my daughter's favorite books. "Puppy Love" by Priddy Books Described as a “baby touch and feel” book, “Puppy Love” delivers on that promise. Each page features a short poem about a dog, as well as a “touch portion” where you [...]
