I love being a dad. But it stinks, as in...hold your nose stinks. From spit-up to throw-up to downright dirty diaper fumes, it’s barely tolerable. But somehow I’ve started getting used to it. I can manage not to cringe anymore when I happen to get a whiff of some brown [...]
At the end of the day, when it’s all said and done, there are a million different moments that converge together to make us the brothers, sons, husbands, fathers and men we are today. Those moments are unpredictable and often completely out of our control. It’s finding the beauty in [...]
As a child of the 1970’s, I’m just grateful to still be here. Why, you ask? Because for those parents that aren’t from that era, child safety was essentially non-existent. Child safety wasn’t even a term. Like felines, we were all given 9 lives at birth, which, when combined [...]
What do you collect? What is your most prized item in your collection? From comic books to mustangs to records let us know in the comment section below. Show Off Your Collection Do you want to share your collection with us? Send us your photos to our Life of Dad [...]
Walk into any school, playground, or other social setting with kids and you’ll quickly see how each child is unique in many ways. Besides the obvious differences, how they interact with and respond to others varies quite a bit. Even at home, when they’re not around their peers, kids mature [...]
New parents are always looking for advice on things that might come in handy from veteran folks who have been in the trenches. Inevitably, they will be given suggestions that range from the overtly obvious right up to the painfully obvious. “Oh, I should get A LOT of [...]
THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY PART I INTERIOR – A TYPICAL TWO-CAR GARAGE – SUNDAY AFTERNOON The father looked his daughter clear in the eyes. No blinking. No hesitation. He, 39 years old; she, all of 6 and one-quarter-months if you asked her directly. He, with his [...]
I’m a planner. I like things done a certain way. I try to follow a weekly schedule to make sure I get all of my daily and weekly projects done. As my kids go back to school, we say goodbye to our summer routine and hello to a new [...]
Kids are an elusive and unpredictable bunch… most of the time. I’m sorry, allow me to clarify - depending on their age, there are specific certainties that you can predict. For instance, when they’re going to need a nap, require a bath, or that forced dose of vegetables when they [...]
As a parent, there are times when you try and remember what it was like to be a kid. When I look at my five-year old son, I try to go back in time and ponder what was going on inside of my head and what caused me to do [...]
