Trigger warning: If you have a weak gag reflex, you may want to read this instead. Because things are about to get really, really weird. And gross. And, OMG I can't even with the butter! Ack. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155125065256427 Nicolae Niga: My oldest daughter once made a sandwich : white bread, chocolate [...]
The word itself has a negative connotation: chore. It's a chore, it's hard labor, ugh, "do I have to do that again?" But not all chores are created equal and not all are loathed by those who bear the recurring responsibility. I myself love doing laundry, or, better put, I [...]
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When a kid should be allowed to have a cell phone has become one of the most divisive issues in modern parenthood. How do we know this? Gulp, because we asked the Life of Dad Facebook community what age should a kid have a cell phone! Nearly 500 comments [...]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just make some of your own problems disappear? One minute it’s there, relentlessly bugging you; consistently hovering on your periphery. And the next moment, POOF - it’s just gone - disintegrated in the ether. It could be something big and heavy. A problem [...]
Life of Dad isn't afraid of talking about the tough issues of parenting because things like drugs, drinking and digital citizenship are exactly the delicate issues that parents of a certain age need help navigating. So what do you say on the issue of drinking with your teenager? Many [...]
Potty training sometimes stinks, literally and figuratively. Like most phases of a growing child, we made it through potty training with several triumphs and victories along the way. Goodbye diapers, goodbye fear of leaving the house, things were going to be much easier here on out. Right? Nope, wrong. What [...]
Wow, we didn't expect to see so many references to hard drugs when we asked what you guys did before but don't now that you're a dad. But, this is a good news story because the arrival of a baby helped change so many lives for the better. Here's just [...]
Lying, Complacency and Other Things Dads Will Not Tolerate. What is something you can not and will not tolerate? https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155110346766427 Complacency Tony Abræn: To a teenage son -- complacency. Nothing pisses me off more than the mindset that this world owes him something, and he doesn't have to work for [...]
A bunch of years ago I was a teacher in Brooklyn, NY. I taught Special Education, Science and English to what can universally be seen as the worst age range of kids to have to teach anything... Middle schoolers. Oh man. The noises, smells, awkwardness, hormones and testing of [...]