Successful Boss, Have you ever failed? I know I have… It’s an important part of life… But, what does failing actually mean? Two definitions are: To be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goals To neglect to do something Splitting up with the mother of [...]
Hi there dads. My name is Martin, I'm 26 and I must say I am very happy I have joined the network of active dads. I've been thinking about it for a while now and I finnally got myself around it and did it, so here I am. Soon, I am [...]
A bit of white milk rafting I often find myself staring at my tiny three week old daughter, wondering what on Earth she can be dreaming about. It baffles me! Her dreams seem so lively, but she hardly knows anything! All she really knows is the inside of my [...]
I used to actually sleep all night. Of course that seems so long ago now that I can barely recall what that was like. Being a 50-something dad of a 5yr old boy and a 6yr old girl certainly has its unique challenges. I often wonder if I ever fully [...]
In the meantime; those are three loaded words. They offer numerous reasons to sit still, while doing nothing. Yet, they also offer up so many opportunities for growth and change. In the meantime: we work, we plan, we produce, but we never give up. We have found ourselves in [...]
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, [...]
"I'd never let my kid leave the house looking like that." How many times have you had that thought, maybe even turned to somebody else and said it out loud? It might have been a purple mohawk or an inappropriate T-shirt. Maybe it was one of those [...]
About 5 years ago I was walking through a mall killing time. I wandered into one of those Perfumania stores. Behind the counter was a bottle I hadn't seen in almost 40 years (or at least never noticed). I asked the girl, "is that the same Aramis from 100 years [...]
This week on the show, Chris talks to Matt Schneider and Lance Somerfeld from the NYC Dads Group. Matt and Lance talk about how they went from teaching public school to becoming at home dads. Lance also has some big news to announce right off the top of the show! [...]
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 [...]
