What's the hardest thing to get kids to do? I mean, other than putting their shoes on, brushing their teeth, cleaning their room, stop picking up the cat... https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155184177356427 Mark Bayley: Believe me when I try to tell them the easy/smart/right way to do things. They'll have to learn the [...]
This was a fun read as I get ready to take a Kia Sedona across the entire country with my wife, our two tween and teen kids, and my 19-year-old niece for 3.5 weeks this summer! After researching on new vehicles, we finally got a new car from our [...]
Trigger warning: If you have a weak gag reflex, you may want to read this instead. Because things are about to get really, really weird. And gross. And, OMG I can't even with the butter! Ack. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155125065256427 Nicolae Niga: My oldest daughter once made a sandwich : white bread, chocolate [...]
The word itself has a negative connotation: chore. It's a chore, it's hard labor, ugh, "do I have to do that again?" But not all chores are created equal and not all are loathed by those who bear the recurring responsibility. I myself love doing laundry, or, better put, I [...]
Changing diapers and handling middle of night feeding don't make dad a superhero but every dad has at least one awesome hidden talent. Here are some of the dads of our Facebook community sharing their best hidden talents! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155135908431427 Cody Frazier: I can ruin a 4 year old's life by [...]
This blog post is the center of the Venn Diagram between fatherhood and Star Wars. We asked the Life of Dad community to tell us which Star Wars character they are most like. We heard nearly every name...but no YODA???!!! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155105293006427 Aaron Hernandez Jr. I'm that one storm trooper that [...]
Every dad needs a quiet place or a method of making any place a quiet place (hello, Bose headphones!). We wanted to know where your quiet place is...because we know it isn't the bathroom when little ones are around! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154945052621427 Tim Riseborough: My quiet place is sitting outside with a [...]
Dads are good at a lot of things. We need to be in order to function as a guy and still be an awesome dad. Here are some of the things dads are good at. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154932793721427 Vic Salazar: No matter how tired you are after work you get a second wind [...]
Sometimes it is easy to spot a dad because everyone knows you are officially a dad when you got this or that. Could be a constant stain on your shirt, sand-crusted beach toys in your garage, or a puddle of crumbs on the floor of your car. We asked our [...]
Sometimes, as a dad, you need to hide stuff from your kids. Whether it's a gift (or a pile of gifts), a new pint of ice cream or, um, adult toys, every dad needs a great hiding spot. Here are where the dads of our Facebook community hide the [...]
