One of our goals here at Life of Dad is to be a safe place for dads to get help, advice, a laugh, support, ideas, and/or aspirations, and it's times like this, when a single dad asked for tips on introducing the new woman in his life to his child, [...]
It’s almost that time of year, when we each decide what we need to quit; smoking, cursing, farting in public, hookers (wait, what?). That’s what most New Year’s resolutions are, right? Things we gotta stop doing? But if you really can't quit smoking, you can try out the Medical [...]
There's no right or wrong answer to the question 'how many children are the perfect amount of children' but that didn't stop us from asking the dads and moms of our Facebook community if they want to have more, which kinda turned into a thread about how many is the [...]
Oh man, this should be fun! We know that we just become new versions of the people that raised us, looking the same and breaking out the same lines, so we asked the Life of Dad Facebook page, "What is something that your parents said to you that you now [...]
Athletes and bands aren't the only things/people that can be underrated, although The Afghan Whigs WERE critically underrated during the 90's. But I digress, we recently asked the moms and dads of our outstanding Facebook community to share the things they think are underrated. I mean, sleep, obviously, especially sleep [...]
What's the saying, The Devil Is In The Details"? Yeah, that's totally true and the beauty of everyday life, being a dad, and watching your kids grow up is all about the small details too. We dads with older kids know not to overlook the small parts of life, because [...]
As the internet continues to be a focal point of our daily lives, another problem has long since reared its head. Teenagers need to use the web on a regular basis, for homework and social interaction. There is no avoiding it. But it can have a number of risks associated [...]
What do you hope for? Not just a raise at work and a new car, and maybe an amazing vacation on an island somewhere, but as a dad, what do you hope for? We asked this question recently on our Facebook page and got back so many good responses. [...]
Whether your first child is just a month old or your trio of kiddos have already flew the coupe, every dad has buckets of rose-tinted memories stored away, small things to reflect upon and bring the sunlight back when storm clouds roll into town. We asked the dads of our [...]
Your Lordship, Have you ever been in a relationship where it didn’t work out and thought… ‘I don’t know how it lasted that long’ or ‘I knew it wasn’t going to work’ Maybe you both grew into different people, maybe there was a sudden change in personality or maybe [...]