Our dads teach us a lot. Sometimes the lessons are intentional, sometimes accidental and sometimes those lessons we learn from our dads are how to be a father by NOT following their lead. We recently asked the Life of Dad Facebook community to tell us what they learned from their [...]
You know, you guys should write a book, a parenting book, a life book, because you've got so much wisdom to share with parents and non-parents alike. While we sit and patiently wait for that six figure publishing deal, here's a blog post, 100% free of charge, that drips with [...]
Forget all the self help books and expensive, slightly creepy life coach gurus, we crowdsourced the secrets to life in our incredible Facebook community and have the definitive secrets to a long, healthy and happy life right here for you, absolutely free of charge! Here they are, with the help [...]
Here's a post you guys are going to want to bookmark. Whether your about to have your first or getting ready to send your last of to college, there's so much wisdom here that I believe you'll find something worthy of considering no matter where you are in your fatherhood [...]
A lot of new dads and moms enter into this parenting thing with the idea that lessons and information will be a one way street, with wisdom and knowledge flowing from them to their tiny new recruits but we parents who've been doing this for more than a few years [...]
The second day my son came home from his new middle school he was eagerly telling me about the people there. Some were from his elementary, but there were a number of new students, and each one offered exciting new possibilities. He told me about the guy in his class [...]
In a way, this is an easy question. Drugs, obviously, maybe stay away from guns and don't be a mean jerk, but still we wanted to know "What's something you'll never let your kid do?" What we heard was a mix of the serious and the hilarious, but then again [...]
A young man might think he's got it all sorted; life, work, happiness, love, but then he becomes a dad and he realizes that there are so many more lessons left to learn. We recently asked the dads of our Facebook community to tell us what fatherhood has taught them. [...]
I’ve got a pair of pre-teens in my house so I’m in the ‘I want them to know about sexting, sexual reciprocation and that they can talk to dad about anything and everything – no matter how ‘icky’’ phase of parenting life. These are not the easiest conversations to have [...]
Fatherhood has recharged my emotional batteries and made me human again. Something I didn't know I needed until it happened. I've been so obsessed with working hard, counting dollars, being logical and professional---losing sight of the important healthy things we should be doing every day. Lessons I learned as a [...]
