Hundreds of thousands of new graduates will receive their degrees in the next few weeks. Many will go on to start their new jobs, yet others will be moving back home with their parents as they continue their job search or consider further studies. On Thursday, May 10, I’ll be [...]
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, this shout has to go out to the mamas. Us dads realize that being a father would not be possible without all of you fantastic moms out there. On behalf of all dads worldwide, I thank you ladies for the following: 1. Agreeing to conceive [...]
For those of you who have a yard, do you enjoy mowing it? Is it your own private punishment, your hell on earth? Or is it your escape, your pride, your weekend project? For me, it's the latter. When I was growing up, mowing was a chore and I [...]
My Daughter Zoe turned 10 this week. She’s truly a unique person. Watching her grow up has been a complete and utter joy. She’s everything you could hope for in a kid. She’s thoughtful, well mannered, curious, and brave. She doesn’t suffer fools, but is a friend to all. Zoe [...]
Today on the Mary & Melissa Show – airing live at noon EST on BlogTalk Radio – is a continued conversation on the removal of special education coordinators (SEC’s) from DC public schools and transferring their responsibilities to school psychologists. Last week, Dr Nathaniel Beers, Chief of the Office [...]
This Mother’s Day will be really tough for me. Back in March of last year I lost my mother to cancer. She fought a strong battle against breast cancer, but in the end her cancer took her away from me, my dad, and my family. She had been battling the [...]
Greetings Life of Dad community! I am so happy to see all the Dads signing up to the first social network for fathers, on a daily basis. There's no place like this on the Internet. I'm also excited to see guys joining us who are about to join the ranks [...]
Captain’s Log. Daddy Chronicles. Diaper Date 1698. It was standardized test week in the Captain’s neighborhood. In honor of the week the Captain has helped to develop the first ever standardized test for dads. We shall call it the Daddy Aptitude Test Evaluation, or D.A.T.E. for short. Get your pencils [...]
If you follow sports and specifically football you know about the news of Junior Seau committing suicide, by shooting himself in the chest, not before texting his ex-wife and kids saying "I Love You." I've been watching football since I was around 7 or 8 years old, I also [...]
Yesterday I came home from the university around three o’clock in the afternoon. April said she would be home after class around one thirty. I unlocked the door to our apartment with one hand, rolled my bike into the apartment with the other, and after a flutter of helmet, [...]
