We’ve all sacrificed our share of sleep but what else have you given up to be the best parent you can be: cigarettes, cars, jobs or friends? We asked this question to our Facebook community recently and here’s what you told us that you’ve given up from your life since [...]
We asked the question, “If you could go back in time and say something to yourself before you became a parent, what would you say?” and boy o' boy did you respond. Here’s the best of the dad hindsight we heard from our Life of Dad community on Facebook. Zoe [...]
While the great Mike Reynolds of EveryGirlDad (pictured above) is our dad tat tattoo hero because of his daughter’s drawings being permanently affixed to his body, he’s far from the only dad getting tattoos to show off his love for his kids. Find the best tattoo supplies San Diego here. [...]
I used to actually sleep all night. Of course that seems so long ago now that I can barely recall what that was like. Being a 50-something dad of a 5yr old boy and a 6yr old girl certainly has its unique challenges. I often wonder if I ever fully [...]
Anyone who is a parent will know that having a sense of humor is paramount to success. This is not only important for you as a parent but also for your children to learn as well as there will be many times where they will need to simply laugh things [...]
Being a parent means always being ready for a new surprise. Sometimes those surprises are found in your baby's diaper but other times they comes when your child mows the lawn or tells you how much they love you at bedtime. We recently asked our Life of Dad community what [...]
Driving home from church yesterday, my wife asked me if I had heard of the Pokémon Go game. Um . . . no. I really had no clue what she was walking about, except that there was a Pokémon cartoon at one time. You see, I’m not a gamer, not [...]
It is hard to be consistent within a child, but it is ultimately one of the most important things that you can provide for your child as they grow up. Consistency covers a lot of terrain. It stands for issues surrounding discipline, routine, and rules, but also stands for dependability and [...]
In life as a parent you tend to think that you need to above the fray and provide a lasting impression of adult authority. Though in many cases this is important, as it shows your children the importance of demeanor in adulthood, there is something to be said to remaining [...]
We can handle seeing how the cake was supposed to look on Pinterest, but we're having some serious envy and self-esteem issues scrolling through your AMAZING baby announcements. The ways in which the Life of Dad community has announced the pending arrival of a new baby are clever, hilarious and [...]
