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One At-Home-Dad Answers Questions About His Vagina
Depending on which source you read, it's estimated that the number of stay-at-home dads (SAHD) ranges anywhere from 140,000 (Census Bureau) to 2 million men (CBS News). Other statistics claim that of the nation's 11.3 million preschoolers whose mothe...
Mad Men = Bad Parents? My Essay on Babble
With another season of Mad Men over, my wife and I are left with a big hole to fill in our entertainment schedule. This constitutes a real problem. We're talking about Mad Men — not some cream-puff comedy easily replaced by a few rounds of Wii bowl...
My Stepdad\'s Not Mean, He\'s Just Adjusting
My wife and I were bored the other night and decided to pull out an old DVD (I suppose in a broader sense, DVD's in general are old these days). After 20 minutes of deliberation, we finally settled on Death to Smoochy staring Edward Norton, Robin Wil...
Don Draper's Daddy Issues
Although I watch a fair amount of television, there are few shows keep me coming back purely because they are “riveting.” Some I stick with for the drama (House, The Unit); some I stay up with out of loyalty (Smallville, Heroes); and some are jus...
Why I "Hate" Mattel Toys\' CEO, Robert Eckert
Some of you may be aware of the American Girl Doll and it's latest addition to their line (yes, it's been out for 10 months). I'm not going to expound upon all the details except to share that the doll's name is "Gwen," a homeless child who sleeps in...
Romeo, Romeo, Where Art Thou Ankle Tracking Device?
My middle son, Harrison is a lady's man with an ability to draw the opposite sex to him in almost any setting. When we lived in Chicago, I took the boys to see a movie. As we were walking into the theater, a little girl and her mother were walking ou...
"SHOTGUN!"
When my sisters and I were kids, there was no more heated battle than who got to ride in the front seat on the way to school. Being the oldest, I felt this provided me an unspoken entitlement to the position. Nope. Our dad let left it to whoever call...
10 Advantages To Being A Stay-At-Home Dad
A week ago (or maybe longer) I posted my Top 10 Reasons Why Being a Stay-At-Home Dad has Turned My Wife into a Man; so naturally, it made sense to write a counter-piece: Top 10 Advantages of Being a Stay-At-Home Dad. Before I launch into the list, I ...
They Make The Mistakes So You Don't Have To: DadLabs
As a new father ten years ago I underestimated a number of finer points involved in the pregnancy and birth of a child: I had a habit of putting diapers on backwards (diaper dyslexia), my second son required forceps in order to be pulled out of his m...
A Face For Radio
My mother always said I had a face for radio, and now I'm doing her proud. Today I'm reading an essay written for KUHF's This I Believe segment.This I Believe was a five-minute CBS Radio Network program hosted by journalist Edward R. Murrow from 1951...
"Humoirs" Of A Divorced Dad
My therapist once told me that the two most traumatizing events in a person’s life are death and divorce. Death I could understand. Divorce I could not - that was until I lived through mine. I remember telling my therapist how right he was on the m...
What's Not Fair
At 37, I've long since figured out how unfair life is. And of course, it's never an excuse, just something you live with - an obstacle that makes you stronger. Kids, however, are still in that learning process. With mine, anytime I say that we can't ...
Parental Alienation Awarness Day
Tomorrow is Parental Alienation Awareness Day. Some of you may not be aware of what Parental Alienation is so I've included a short, forty-second video at the end of this post. Parental Alienation, or Hostel Aggressive Parenting as it's also referred...
Favorite Spring Break Sayings
This past week I was on spring break with my boys Noah (10), Harrison (7), Sawyer (4). We had a great time, but, as always, it was too short. Watching them drive off with their mother, I feel a piece of me die. They are growing up, and circumstances ...
New Dad? Or Soon To Be?
This video is dedicated to all you new dads or those soon to be. ...
I Had A Dream
“I have a dream.” Like most Americans, hearing those words conjures images of the Reverend Martin Luther King passionately sharing his vision from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where thousands gathered in solidarity as an expression of their ...
If You're A Dad And...
Ok, so I've been MIA this week both posting and reading, not to mention replying to comments, especially to new readers (sorry all). Frankly, it's been a miserable past couple of days, but I've been putting this particular post off way too long. Toda...
Things Past And Present
Before I launch into this post, one programing note (thanks for the idea MaryAnne), in my attempts to fix issues with my commenting system somewhere along the line everything from November 2008 until yesterday was gone. The IT department (Jim, stop c...
Vacation Slides & Prozac
The trip is over. The kids are belly-aching about school and it's time to go back to work. The last two weeks happened about that fast. Flipping through the volumes of pictures from the holidays brought a fat grin to my face, but like always, it also...
American Idol - Toddler Edition
Both Allie and Avery are talented kids (who doesn't think their kid's talented, even if they are step-kids? Nothing says I can't still live vicariously through them too). Avery is the actor while Allie has the musical inclinations. On the trip Allie ...
On The 8th Day of Christmas The Lunchbox Shared With Me
... Superman! Go figure right? Well this is a repost of an article for another blog, and I wanted to share it again specifically on the Lunchbox. It's about how Superman made me a better dad, and one of my all-time favorites. Right now as I am spendi...
Double Feature: Poetry Spam & Take Your Daughter To Work Day
Today's "Double Feature Thursday." Actually I just made that up, but this post really is about two unrelated ideas wrapped up in one box with a neat little red ribbon. Since I don't have an office Christmas party of my own per say, then consider this...
The Things Kids Say At The Holidays
I'm sure our kids are no different than any others when it comes the stuff that rolls out of their mouths. Of course, because it's the Holiday Season there is an added sprinkle of specialness to it. Here are a few examples.Me and my son Noah (9 years...
Clark's Friend With Sticky Fingers
The search Clark Kent is almost over. Most of the clues have been found and with a few more, the whereabouts of Kent could be revealed. Even so, investigators have left no stone unturned to include questioning Clark's mother, Martha Kent, still livin...
The Feds Get Involved - DC Urban Dad
With all of Metropolis (maybe that should be Blogopolis) joined in the search for Clark Kent, a new father takes a break at a nearby bookstore. Matt from DC Urban Dad knows a little something about the newspaper biz working for the Washington Post. T...
A Wild And Craaaaazy Guy!
I actually had a different post for today. I got up early (way early), and started to dig around for my the cradle for my camera to download a few adorable pics of the girls at the pumpkin patch this weekend. No dice. Couldn't find the cradle to save...
Pants On Fire
Alec Baldwin: Father of The Year? You Decide.
Tough Love: Putting Kids To Bed
I Mean Really People, Do Kids Need This?
