Someone once told me that when I get older I won’t want to play video games. Man, if they could see me now! Not only do I still play, but my wife and two daughters play right along with me. One of the reasons why I fell in love [...]
(Note: I want to emphasize, this is not a paid piece. SCUF Gaming DID NOT reach out to me OR pay me to write this review. I contacted them, on behalf of this blog and for dads who read it. I thought it was something that might be beneficial to fellow gaming [...]
30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 2: Balance Out Your Life Today we are talking about balance, and I am not talking about the scale that you used in your high school biology or chemistry class. To be a parent one must find balance within their lives. Not [...]
This morning, Reddit user "emslo" posted this picture with the headline "LA's Union Station. One guy opened up his suitcase to help the other." It just goes to show how simple it can be for any and all of us to help our less fortunate brothers on this Earth. [...]
Guys need many things to not only survive fatherhood but to succeed in their new as dad. Every dad could probably answer this question differently so we asked our community to list their three essentials for dads. Here’s what we heard (spoiler alert: beer came up...a lot) Douglas Lee [...]
This wasn’t your typical planned vacation. Instead, we were invited to come hang out with some friends at their rental in Boca Grande over Memorial Day weekend. They are avid boaters and fishers, and we’ve failed at getting out on the boat with them for the past couple years [...]
We’ve all heard about Bucket Lists: a catalogue of things we would like to do before we arrive at our Sell-By date. However, I have found that parenting comes with its own unique list… a list I call theUn-bucket List. This list includes things we never thought we would do, [...]
When The Donald announced he was running for president, I laughed. Hell, I think everyone did. The media, late night talk show hosts, foreign leaders… it was a joke. Who would ever vote for a reality TV show host? A male Sarah Palin? A failed businessman who leases his name because [...]
My son turned six in February. He gave me a Christmas present this past Christmas, something he had picked out at the “Santa’s Workshop” at his school. It was wrapped in a pre-printed holiday themed plastic baggie and stapled shut. He had then taken a black Sharpie and written to: [...]
We dare you not to cry a little bit while reading some of the most tender, heartwarming responses we’ve ever received on the Life of Dad Facebook page. Modern fatherhood has never looked so affectionate! Here are the moments when real dads from our community really knew they were a [...]
