We dads got 99 problems and most of them center around being treated as 2nd class parents by moms at the park, cashiers, and mother-in-laws. Here are just some of things that the dads of our Facebook community cannot stand. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154829721081427 Jimmy O'Brian: Whining. Non-stop whining drives me nuts! Also [...]
Our dads teach us a lot. Sometimes the lessons are intentional, sometimes accidental and sometimes those lessons we learn from our dads are how to be a father by NOT following their lead. We recently asked the Life of Dad Facebook community to tell us what they learned from their [...]
There are few pleasures simpler or as rewarding as reading to (and with) your little one. Sometimes a children’s book captures the imagination of the child and the out-loud reader alike, A Child of Books being a perfect example. Other times, it seems kids latch onto a particular book [...]
I recently learned that it takes 21 days of repetitive action to create a new habit. So, when it comes to instilling good habits in children, we parents have plenty of time. In fact, if we are super efficient, we can get our kids into good habits at a rate [...]
Man, I could read these dad humblebrags all day long and I wish I could have included all of them in this post because they are so good and uplifting (and funny, like Brad's at the bottom of this post). Please go read through the entire Facebook thread where dads [...]
The Many Golden Rules As Described By Dads and Moms, from please and thank you, always saying goodnight and beyond. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154777620436427 Zachary David Leo Reffke: To always mind their Mother. She's done everything in the world for them. I'll be damned if I see her disrespected in my house. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What do you hope your kid grows up to do better than you? This is an interesting question that gauges both the hope a parent has for their child and also, sometimes, the recipe for how parents are trying to accomplish it. Here's some of what you told about the [...]
For the younger version of me, it was that Nissan Pathfinder with those strange triangular windows in the back that I still fascinate whenever I saw one in a nissan dealership store, or a Jaguar with the metallic silver animal leaping off the hood. Man that was cool, but [...]
