About Tommy Riles

Tom Riles is a husband, father, and original founder of Life of Dad, the largest community of dads in the world. Riles is also the long-time audience warm-up comedian for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in addition to hundreds of other TV shows in Los Angeles. Riles started the Life of Dad community from a hospital room as his daughter was awaiting open-heart surgery at only three days old. His daughter is now a healthy nine-year old, while Riles and his wife, Lucy (who also started Life of Mom), have helped to raise over $1 Million for congenital heart defect awareness and research.

Pacifier Addiction

I went to Universal Studios in Hollywood to reveal the secrets, lies, and deception inside the world of adult pacifier addiction.  You must watch this revolutionary investigative report.  Now.

By |2011-06-15T12:27:18-07:00June 15th, 2011|Video|12 Comments

Adult Percentiles

When you take your baby to the pediatrician, you will often receive a number of percentages, sharing where in the range your baby falls in categories such as height and weight. For example, Babs is tall for her age, so she is in the 75 percentile in height.  [...]

By |2011-06-12T15:17:59-07:00June 12th, 2011|Blog|6 Comments

Play Time with Joshua Malina

My first celebrity interview...on MY show! Father of two, Joshua Malina (West Wing, In Plain Sight) teaches me how to play kids games, and how to play them fairly. Thanks so much Josh for being on my show... Enjoy! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSu0gwgEgU'

By |2011-06-10T14:15:29-07:00June 10th, 2011|Video|6 Comments

BABY AND MOUSE – A Tail of Friendship

Last December, my daughter met Minnie Mouse for the very first time at the Disney Store.  Minnie immediately turned the baby's crankiness into a smile. On Christmas morning, Minnie Mouse moved in. The months that followed tested their friendship, medical training, and happiness. One Baby.  One Mouse.  One Bread.  One [...]

By |2011-06-09T01:58:53-07:00June 9th, 2011|Video|7 Comments

Swaddle Me.

Swaddle – To bind an infant with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with cloths. I just wanted to put that definition out there, just so you were all on board with this entry from the start.  If you had asked me in January what “swaddling” [...]

By |2024-10-31T11:39:17-07:00June 4th, 2011|Blog|1 Comment

DA-DA! A Baby’s First Word

"Da-da." Simple word.  Its actually really easy for me to say.  However, children can’t say it immediately after birth.  Well guess what?  Babs can say it now. For a couple months, she would yell, “Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.” I wasn’t sure if this meant she had multiple fathers, or if she was just [...]

By |2011-06-04T13:29:26-07:00June 4th, 2011|Blog|4 Comments

Dad Grooming

Not too long ago, my wife’s family was in town…this included her dad, and a few of her sisters. I was actually showing them my Baby vs. Burrito video, which my father-in-law loved, when I saw the strangest thing…my wife picked her dad’s nose hair as he was [...]

By |2021-06-01T04:13:23-07:00June 1st, 2011|Blog|7 Comments
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