It had been a while since I had come to terms and wholeheartedly embraced having a daughter and not a son. While I knew that some things would definitely be different, there was no reason why other things couldn’t be the same. I always had high hopes of sitting [...]
Chad Pennington played in the NFL for eleven years. He was selected by the New York Jets in the first round in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played for the Jets then played for the Miami Dolphins. Chad won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice. He is [...]
Last week, my wife was feeling a bit under the weather. In an effort to give her some rest, I volunteered to take our 4 kids (7yrs, 5yrs, 18mo old twins) out of the house and go get dinner with them. We went to a local pizza place for [...]
Growing up my music of choice was rap. One of my all-time favorite rappers is Ice Cube. From his work in N.W.A. to his solo career to Westside Connection I would listen to his albums over and over again. Not only did Ice Cube make a name for himself in [...]
You may be familiar with a blogger by the name of Matt Walsh. He recently published a fantastic article challenging the idea that your life ends when kids arrive. It's a little bit long, but be sure to stay with it to the very end. He makes some really important points [...]
I have to say that when it come to our kids’ bedtime my wife and I are very lucky. Our two daughters slept really well when they were babies. Most nights they would sleep right through to the morning. Now as they are bit older, ages 3 and 5, [...]
Happy New Year! A quickie 5-song pod this month to get your family’s 2014 off to a beautiful start, with brilliant new songs from Rainbow Beast, The Watson Twins, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, and Dog on Fleas. The Golden Age of Family Music…all up in [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we will not jump right into Christmas crafts just yet. We here at Life of Dad embrace Thanksgiving and want to give this holiday some love. This week’s craft will be making some turkey character cups. These [...]
A quick 5 song pick-me-up podcast for you and your kids this month with a trio of kindie goodies and a pair of gems from the grown-up music world, one brand spanking new / the other 70 years-old. Enjoy.
Terrifying, isolating, confusing, wonderful — becoming a dad for the first time is truly a rollercoaster ride. We’re here to help you transition into fatherhood with guests Mr. Dad ARMIN BROTT, super-blogger and mom of five BETH WOOLSEY and father of four AL WATTS.
