We knew we'd got a dose of the "my girl isn't going to date forever" thing and the "I'm collecting guns to threaten all the boys" trope, but we sifted through those unreasonable responses to find true (and sometimes funny) pieces of advice on when a child should be [...]
I’m a huge proponent of autonomy in kids as well as affording them a self-directed life from a very young age. I figure that it is better to teach them decision making skills when the risks of failure are low. Clothing is something my two daughters have had pretty [...]
The hardest thing to do when you’re suffering from depression is get out of bed. You lay there, maybe having slept, maybe not due to all the thoughts running a hundred miles per hour in your head, and feel as if each of your limbs weighs more than your [...]
In all of the funny, cute, beautiful moments in my own Life of Dad, my two daughters saying words incorrectly remains the best. My 10-year-old still cannot say Rice Krispies (she flips the P and the S and it is so freaking adorable) which is fine and dandy because every [...]
My oldest daughter would probably still go to town on a jar of baby blueberry puree at age 13 because, c’mon, that stuff is delicious…and adorable still in those little glass jars. We know she’s not the only grown up person who likes the taste of baby food so [...]
Of course they must make mistakes before they can master anything but that doesn't make the mess ups any less frustrating in the moment. So we asked what chores can your kids do without screwing up. Here's the list of kid friendly chores done right! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155263055071427 Will Mcneill: [He can [...]
Payback or What I Want From My Kids Parenting can be a thankless job. Sure we get Mother’s and Father’s Days, and every once in a while they’ll make us some little craft or art project out of the blue, but for the most part parenting is a one-way street. We [...]
Here's the ironic thing about love, sex, marriage, and childbirth: Desire leads to pursuit. Pursuit leads to romance. Romance leads to love. Love leads to sex. Sex leads to children. Children lead to endless thwarted opportunities for their parents to engage in the very activity that brought them into the world to begin with. [...]
We love this question from a Life of Dad user so much because it shows how far men have come. Sure, he’s not the one staying home with the kids but he is concerned about his wife and her career and how she will take putting her work life on [...]
Hi. How are you doing today? Well, I hope. Listen, we need to have a talk. It's come to my attention that you are a young, responsible, loving individual(s) that has taken on the responsibility of pet ownership. I can only imagine how excited you were the first time [...]
