Millions of words on tens of thousands of blog posts by earnest and frustrated and sentimental and hilarious bloggers have already been spilled about parenting but our community is able to describe the curiously maddening yet glorious job of parenthood in just three words. We are kind of fond of [...]
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 [...]
When you move into a new home there are different sounds that you have to get used to. The sounds of the home settling are different from your last home. The furnace noise may have a different type of hum. As an adult you are aware of this issue. For [...]
You probably didn't know that this month is Celiac Awareness month... just like some of you may be wondering "What does celiac mean?" A celiac is someone who has celiac disease. In our little family of four we just happen to have a celiac. That means as a family, [...]
Billy Joel by David Shankbone My very first album ever was Billy Joel's "Piano Man" which I got for my birthday when I turned 12 years old, from the moment I listened to it I was destined to be a lifelong fan. He indirectly encouraged me to continue [...]
I feel that my co-host, Zach Rosenberg from the Nerds, Geeks, Dads podcast has had somewhat of an influence on my since we started up this podcast. I have been reading a bit more comic books recently and playing video with my daughters. My consoles were collecting dust. That changed [...]
We finally got around to introducing our boys on the slopes. Like many great adventures, it was a happy little accident of sorts, but it has opened a new chapter of winter fun for our family. We live a few hours away from the Wisconsin Dells, where they have [...]
The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating in 46 states, D.C., Ryan Hamilton will join us from the Life of Dad show. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer [...]
I “made” my kids sit down and watch the Senate Races 2022 with me. I think I have watched every one of them since at least 1999 and A few of them before that, all the way back to Ronald Reagan. I think it is a great way for [...]
I benefit greatly from a spouse who goes a long way to make my "Dadventures" possible. She encourages me to take time with our boys and often seeks out and suggests activities for me to do with them. This Dadventure falls squarely into that category. It begins with a Christmas [...]
