The Friendship question: Should your child be your friend? https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154780049911427 Let’s start with the yes answers because, well, there’s faaaaaaar fewer of them. Seems the dads of our Facebook community think there’s a real danger in being friends with your child. What do you think? Can you be friend AND [...]
Back in the long, long ago. When I was a younger, more enthusiastic, obliviously optimistic dad, the idea of being a stay-at-home parent seems to me to be the most natural, fantastic adventure. Obviously now, as I’ve just clocked up two years of SAHD-ing, things are different; I’m older, probably [...]
While they may not reveal themselves until we find ourselves swaddling a tiny human, each of us dads possess a vast array of super powers. Some can change a diaper in 10 seconds flat (impressive), some can elicit laughter simply by walking into a room (well done, dad) but [...]
Recently I was fortunate enough to have a Nikon D5500 Digital Camera come into my life. The minute I took my first photo, I realized that photography was something I should have picked up YEARS ago. 4 years ago to be exact…when my son, Grayson was born. Don’t get me [...]
The beginning of the year has already passed, and with it the optimism over New Year’s resolutions is cooling. How does this happen every year? Where does all the steam go? It's not just us. Our teens notice this trend too. They see how little resolutions we make seem [...]
Here's where dads talk seriously about sleeping (and not sleeping) with kids in or near their beds. This is a sensitive and controversial subject but our remarkable Facebook community of real dads and moms always rise to the challenge when called upon by one of their own. So, when a [...]
This is always an interesting question because a 'great dad' is a subjective thing so what qualities are needed to make a dad great is even more so. Still, we love to read what the moms, dads, sons and daughters think makes for a great papa and so we asked [...]
Bruce Matthews has played in more NFL games than any non-kicker in the football league’s history. His family has been ever present in the NFL. Now Bruce shares his story in a book about the Matthews family and how eight people over three generations have achieved success in the NFL [...]
Raising a healthy family is a dream that is shared by many dads throughout the world. Good health means that children can grow and meet their life dreams, and that is the joy that is found in parenting. Again, ensuring that kids get to enjoy a good health is [...]
72 hours. 72 HOURS. Like a James Franco movie in real life that's how long my son held is poo and pee. No one told me it was going to be like this... This is the image I had in my mind. Everyone happy, easy peasy lemon squeezey. Done. [...]
