E23: Alex The Hoppy Father
We welcome Alex from hoppyfather.wordpress.com on the show. We talk home brewing, brown cow beer, leaving your kid in the car, and that Nick doesn’t like hoppy beer
Grant Hill – My Life of Dad
If you are a fan of the game of basketball than you are probably a fan of Grant Hill. From his college days at Duke University to his time in the NBA, Hill always gave it his all on the court. If you don’t believe just look at some of [...]
Making the right choices when it comes to family
We all have problems. We have personal problems, family problems, work problems. Even our problems have problems. Some problems are worse than others. I know that my problems are not necessarily the same as your problems. Having said that, I have a problem. I have lived in NY for [...]
March 2014
Happy spring! Ummm, not quite. Big episode this month, bursting with new music from Dog on Fleas, Mil’s Trills f/ Amelia Robinson, Django Jones (Girlyman’s kindie side project), Jazzy Ash and more. The Golden Age of Family Music all up in your ears. Enjoy.
How having brothers influenced my life
I never had someone I wanted to be like when I was growing up. I never emulated anyone famous or thought about being someone different. Of course, like most children, I had favorite sports figures and action heroes. I loved Don Mattingly, the best Yankees first baseman to ever [...]
210 – Lighting the Spark Inside Your Child!
If you read nothing more today, please read this statistic: When a child has one caring adult in their life, their level of confidence in the classroom increases 65%. 65%! Is that not an extraordinary statistic? Does that not give you – as an adult – a sense of having [...]
Cherish Your Children’s Early Years
Since I started blogging a month ago, I have enjoyed minor successes and personal triumphs. I’m sure it’s nothing compared to the more experienced and veteran writers out there, but they are mine and they keep me writing. For the past month I have attempted to immerse myself in [...]
Rumbelin’….Bumbelin’…..Stumbelin’……SHE, could, go, all the waaaaaay!!!!
It had been a while since I had come to terms and wholeheartedly embraced having a daughter and not a son. While I knew that some things would definitely be different, there was no reason why other things couldn’t be the same. I always had high hopes of sitting [...]
We’re having a WHAT?!?!?!?
I think it is incredible how the human mind works. Things that happened 24 hours ago I can not recall however I can vividly remember the day my wife and I went to the doctor’s office to find out the gender of our child. It was one of the [...]
ADP 029 : 6 Fun and Education iPad Apps for Children
The American Dad Podcast is a for fathers, husbands and anyone who is striving to be a better father and husband. This is a parenting podcast and a be a better husband podcast because both are very important.