What is it like to live the child free life? Drop your kids off with the grands or send them to camp and you’ll have a chance to rediscover your marriage.
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Would You Hire A Manny To Look After Your Kids?
[twitter]Those of us Dads who blog spend a lot of our time championing equality amongst the parents. Dads are as good as Moms is our rallying cry. So, would it follow then that boys are…
Excuse Me, Could You Guys Be Quieter?
[twitter]I don’t know what the rules of quiet are in a campground. It’s an odd thing, everyone waits for it to be dark before they fire up the fire, and that usually doesn’t happen until…
Merlin, Simon, and The Little Professor Are Now In A Museum
Consider the moment when where your childhood toys are now in a museum. Last month, I visited the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, it has a wide collection of toys from kids through the ages….
12 Dad Bloggers Share Their Father’s Day Expectations
What are the expectation of fathers on father’s day? Is father’s day a day on or a day off? Does dad deserve a gift or a scolding? Dad bloggers answer.
Why Today’s Dads Are Better Than Dads Of The Past
[twitter]Is being a Dad in 2013 harder or easier than being a Dad in 1965? Most guys who subscribe to the Dad 2.0 philosophy say we have it harder than the Don Drapers of the…
Truth In Dadvertising
With Father’s Day upon us, it’s time to celebrate Dad. Usually that’s done with fart jokes. Not this year. Watch these dads in ads.
How Do You Afford To Have An At-Home Parent?
[twitter]As we arrived home last night, I remarked again to my wife about our neighbors three doors down. Frank was in the driveway cleaning the trailer and boat, as their quad and gear spilled out…
The Daughter I Never Had
I have two boys, but every know and again I will think .. what if? Here’s a story for the daughter I never had.
Be Careful What You Wish For – The Emptiness When One Child Leaves
One of our kids is off to Disneyland this week and that means we’re running with an only child. While it has made juggling the schedule easier, it’s empty.
Confessions Of An Impatient Parent
Are we trying to experience too much with our kids too soon? Are we pushing too fast and too hard to get them in sports, activities, and lessons? Is there merit in waiting?
Party Of Five?
The time when you’re done having kids and then you get a scare that a special surprise might come for a visit.
I Still Have A Favorite Kid
[twitter]Here we go again. A new survey is out plastering parents who have a favorite child and showing how it is harmful to a happy family life. The study concluded that, “when siblings in families…
What It Means To Be A Dad Over 40
What is it really like to be a father when you’re 40? For this generation it means dealing with preschool instead of puberty.
Why My Son Is Called The Chooch
My son has a couple of nicknames: The Chooch, and Charleau. Fun nicknames that we love, but we just found are not necessarily appropriate in other languages.
My Son Wants To Be Spider-Man When He Grows Up
[twitter]“When I grow up I want to be in Katy Perry‘s band,” my friend’s 3 year old told her. “And I want to be a ferry worker. On Saturday I will work on the ferry…