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 [...]
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. [...]
Experienced dads know that the hardest parts of fatherhood are not, despite the memes, the diaper years and the sleepless nights. Being a parent is no easy feat. In order to cope up, you can out companies that offer stress-relieving products like the ones on their website. We asked [...]
I didn't ask the question but I easily could have because I want/need/should have the ol' snip snip done but I'm scared to death of the pain and the physical positioning while 'under the knife' but I know logically that most vasectomies come with no issues after a few [...]
Scott Fujita was born in Ventura, California on April 28, 1979. He was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and track & field at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, CA before heading to the University of California, Berkeley. As a student at Berkeley, Fujita earned his Bachelor of Arts [...]
It can be so hard to communicate with a teenager. If you have been trying, chances are you have decided it is an exercise in futility. Why is it more like talking to a bear?! Your frustration is natural, but you should keep one thing in mind: your teenager [...]
Parents have a bit of a bad habit that we can all fall prey to. In our desire to make sure our teenagers succeed and have an incredible life, we can begin to push them a little too hard. When we do, we can fill them with dread, making [...]
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 [...]
