By Tom Burns There are a lot of dads in children’s books and far too many of them feel like characters in a children’s book rather than actual living, breathing dads. Because not all dads are evil kings and not all dads are heroic role models. Most dads fall somewhere [...]
Do you work in a big office? Or in a cubicle? Or you work from the comfort of your own home office? Whichever it is, you probably have a desk that is covered with things that do not belong there. Am I right? Of course I am. We go [...]
We are completely obsessed by Hamilton The Musical in my household. Here are some of the ways in which we are obsessed. We listen to the album constantly. At great personal expense, I pulled the trigger and bought tickets for when it comes to Chicago. My 7 [...]
This is a post that originally ran over on The Dadcade in a series set to help remove negative stigma about video games and kids. Click the link to read it there as well as the others. I don't know how we've been a semi legitimate dad centric [...]
My first understanding of the rainbow in early childhood came through the flood story in the Old Testament. The rainbow’s origin was a sign of God's covenant to never destroy all life on earth with a global flood again. It’s a wild tale that became increasingly quaint as I grew [...]
Sometimes we think we know our community and the dad life in general, but then we ask a simple question like, “what kid food do you like to eat” and we realize that most Lunchables don’t even make it into kids' school lunch bags and that the Kraft Mac-n-Cheese in [...]
“I just want her to be able to come and always talk to me and have open conversations.” Those are the words from actor Stephen Amell on the type of relationship he hopes to have with his daughter when she gets older. Fans of the show Arrow already know that [...]
If you're unfamiliar with Overwatch, allow me to break it down for you. The game's plot is simple: "Soldiers. Scientists. Adventurers. Oddities. In a time of global crisis, an international task force of heroes banded together to restore peace to a war-torn world: OVERWATCH. Overwatch ended the crisis, and helped [...]
Here is a sticky subject I'm pondering. What does it mean to be a father, and more to the point, a father to a daughter? As men we are hardwired for ruggedness, outdoorsy stuff, and a typical lack of emotional empathy. So how do we bridge that gap when [...]
Amazing parent/child moments can happen anywhere from the beach to the grocery store to the local zoo! We wanted to know about some favorite places dads and moms like to take their kids -- so we asked them! Here's the best of what we heard from the real dads and [...]
