The Bond I Have Created With My Daughters
I am a very lucky guy. Not only did I get to marry my best friend, but from that love my wife and I were blessed with two awesome daughters. I never knew how I would be as a father. People have told me that I would make a great [...]
Dads Compete In An Epic Fatherhood Humblebrag Competition
Man, I could read these dad humblebrags all day long and I wish I could have included all of them in this post because they are so good and uplifting (and funny, like Brad's at the bottom of this post). Please go read through the entire Facebook thread where dads [...]
5 Ways To Help Educate Your Children On Money
I grew up on food stamps and welfare. I have no shame about it and learned very quickly at a young age the power of having and saving money. School didn’t teach me a damn thing about money! My dad, experiences and books did that [...]
Anatomy of the stay-at-home dad.
There are impressive bags of startling hues under my eyes - I think they’re here to stay. I have some unidentifiable stains on my shirt, the same shirt that I might have worn yesterday - I’m not sure. There’s a saccharine sing-song tone to my voice that was never there [...]
#CreditResolution Game Show Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU (“ENTRANT” OR “YOU”) AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH CREATE A CONTRACT; READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. THESE OFFICIAL [...]
Donald Trump: America’s Mirror
“Donald Drumpf does not represent the America I know.” It’s a quote I’ve been hearing (and seeing) a lot. In conversations, on social media; people are stunned that someone who ran a campaign based on racism could capture the presidency. It makes me wonder what America they’re speaking of... Read [...]
The Many Golden Rules As Described By Dads
The Many Golden Rules As Described By Dads and Moms, from please and thank you, always saying goodnight and beyond. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154777620436427 Zachary David Leo Reffke: To always mind their Mother. She's done everything in the world for them. I'll be damned if I see her disrespected in my house. [...]
Things I Look For In Other Parents
We all parent differently. Even if our general philosophies are the same, we still parent differently, because we’re different people who have unique children. There is no blueprint we all follow because there’s no blueprint period. Real parenting isn’t about planning, it’s about adapting and improvising, and handling all the [...]
My 2017 #CreditResolution
I have partnered with Life of Dad and Capital One for this campaign, but my opinions are my own. Well here we are three weeks into 2017 and I haven’t made any real resolutions to speak of. Sure, I did the customary “I’ll drink less wine” (declared over a [...]