Is there anything better than taking your kid to get their haircut? Um, yeah, about a million things are better than that although some barbers are finally getting hip to what kids like: video games and candy. That's helping to make these monthly (or in my case, annual) kid [...]
This was a timely question we posed to our Life of Dad Facebook community because right now, my two kids have managed to lose the remote to the big flatscreen TV which renders it a 2-ton brick stuck to the wall in the family room. Kids are losing stuff all [...]
All the gold, silver, and bronze medals have been handed out and the flame has been extinguished in Rio but the Dad Olympics is a never ending competition with diaper tossing, LEGO long jumping and a dash to get to school on time every morning. We recently asked our Life [...]
The soundtrack to fatherhood is far more than just your favorite songs, it’s a collection of tunes that speak to the experience of being a dad, whether through on-the-nose lyrics, a spot-in title, or a deep emotional connection to a child and/or childhood. We recently asked our amazing Life of [...]
By Rick Fauquet My wife and I started taking our daughter to Disney World when she was about two-years-old, but I was hesitant. My reasons to press the brakes on the Disney indoctrination of my girl were solid -- that’s what happens when your own father almost dies at Disney [...]
Teenage life is a difficult time for both teens and parents alike. The teen is struggling to learn who they are as a person, testing their own limitations and those of the world they live in. For parents, their child has become a hormonal time-bomb constantly flipping the switch between [...]
We don't talk about it often, and when we do it's in hushed tones. There is an involuntary flinching, our minds immediately conjuring images of scalpel slicing through scrotum. That's the truth about what happens, guys. Make no mistake about it. Two small incisions are made and each vas [...]
In 1962 Dick and Judy Hoyt welcomed their son Rick into the world. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick’s brain at the time of his birth, Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Dick and Judy were advised to institutionalize Rick because there was no [...]
You know what one of my favorite drinks is? A half-n-half! It’s a blend of half lemonade and half tea. Honestly I am not a fan of tea at all, but when its blended with some good lemonade…watch out. Another popular blend is the family. A blended family [...]
My wife had to work yesterday afternoon and evening so I had the pleasure of some one-on-one time with my little girl. I get so excited about this normally. We have daddy-daughter days every Saturday where I try to find something fun and engaging for us to do together but [...]