My daughter’s always been precocious. It is a trait I take a lot of pride and enjoyment from, and we’ve had a lot of talks far beyond the norm for her age. Politics, history, and social understanding (people, relationships, body language, etc.) are but some of her favorite subjects. [...]
Someone once told me that when I get older I won’t want to play video games. Man, if they could see me now! Not only do I still play, but my wife and two daughters play right along with me. One of the reasons why I fell in love [...]
30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 2: Balance Out Your Life Today we are talking about balance, and I am not talking about the scale that you used in your high school biology or chemistry class. To be a parent one must find balance within their lives. Not [...]
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, [...]
We dare you not to cry a little bit while reading some of the most tender, heartwarming responses we’ve ever received on the Life of Dad Facebook page. Modern fatherhood has never looked so affectionate! Here are the moments when real dads from our community really knew they were a [...]
30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 1: Find Your Inner Parent When you were growing up did you see yourself in the future as a Mom or as a Dad? Did people say to you, you are so good with kids, or did they make sure that their [...]
Here is a sticky subject I'm pondering. What does it mean to be a father, and more to the point, a father to a daughter? As men we are hardwired for ruggedness, outdoorsy stuff, and a typical lack of emotional empathy. So how do we bridge that gap when [...]
Amazing parent/child moments can happen anywhere from the beach to the grocery store to the local zoo! We wanted to know about some favorite places dads and moms like to take their kids -- so we asked them! Here's the best of what we heard from the real dads and [...]
To be perfectly honest, we didn’t know what we’d get when we posed this question to our Facebook community. After nearly 600 comments in the “What is one important thing you learned from your dad?” thread, what we discovered is that historically, far too many men have not lived up [...]
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 [...]
