Valentine’s Day Cards to my Kids
My daughter is almost two years old. My son is just over two months old. Already I can see how I treat them differently. Can you tell by the Valentine's Day cards I made for each of them?
What To Do When Your Friends Become Dads?
I don’t have kids. I’m not expecting any kids any time soon. But a good portion of the people I know and hang with are either New Fathers/Married and Trying/Working on Their 2nd and Even 3rd Child. So the challenge now becomes how does my relationship with my friends [...]
The Formula – Part 1
11:17 AM Babies R Us Parking Lot Van Nuys, California The semi truck lurched to a stop, and I caught Tall Bill’s eyes from the other side of the dumpster. The engine cut and rumbled into silence. We heard the door pop open, and the driver’s keys jingle as he [...]
Follow You Down
Often we can trace our personal histories by our taste in music. For example, my wife spent four years at college in Indiana (Go Irish). Due to this unfortunate experience she maintains an unnatural relationship with country music. I consider the musical romance unnatural for two reasons: I [...]
LIVE Web Concert for CHD Awareness with Donnie Wilson
Life of Dad is very excited to announce that tomorrow is our first LIVE event on the website. Performing at Rick's Music World & Cafe in Raynham, MA, Donnie Wilson will share his incredible story and music to the congenital heart defect (CHD) community. Click HERE to see the page [...]
This Kid Is For Real!
In the weeks since my wife and I found out we were going to have a baby, I've been going through a state of mind that I will call "floaty." Symptoms of this condition may vary from case to case. For me, they included confusion from pregnancy books, [...]
A Day In The Life
Episode Two: Dedicated to The Parents and Caregivers of children with disabilities. Today’s guest, Jenifer Polk shares with Mary and Melissa a day in her life with her autistic son.
Parent Alert: Your Kids Are Spies!
The sooner you know the better. So listen up moms and dads and I am going to share a story that will make you believe that your kids are spies. Your children may seem harmless and innocent, but that is what they want you to think. With Valentine’s [...]
CHD Awareness Week at Life of Dad.
Life of Dad exists because my daughter is a CHD survivor. February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Here's what you can do to make a difference: 1. Sign up for a Man Cave on Life of Dad. www.LifeofDad.com/join Just for you signing up for this quickly growing social [...]
Competitive Parents
Parents are competitve. I've noticed that as I've been traveling down the dirt road of parenthood. I noticed the competition in the early days when I would take Noble to the play gym. The moms would be grilling each other, "When did your kid start walking? Mine started walking at [...]