Over the last couple weeks, I realized something that freaked me out. No one cares about my potential anymore. This is troubling, and, I gotta say, I’m a little bit shook. I’ve gone from a promising up-and-comer, to a bust. The event that did it? Having kids. And you know something? I’ve having a tough…
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Let’s Give Dads More Credit
I have to get something off my chest. Yesterday, Claire, the boys, and I were eating lunch at a restaurant. Claire was tending to my oldest, and I was holding our three month old. Without warning, he unloaded! It’s funny how three month olds leave no doubt about whether they pooped. You hear it. If…
What’s Cooking: Ice Cream
You know what’s nuts? When I woke up today, the temperature reading on my Amazon Echo showed -21 degrees. That’s, like, planet Hoth cold (Empire Strikes Back reference, anyone?). Yet, here I am, writing an article about ice cream. You wanna get nuts?! Come on, let’s get nuts (Batman)! Really? Another movie reference? Come on,…
How I Became The Stay-At-Home Parent
If you happen to be married with kids, you’ve probably had the discussion about whether the stay-at-home-parent route is right for your family. For years, the assumption was that moms would take care of the kids and the home, and dads would bring home the bacon. Then, as more opportunity became available to women, both…
11 (Mostly) Unconventional Gift Ideas for Parents of a New Baby
My wife and I welcomed our second child in November. What I’ve noticed is that people are super generous when it comes to the birth of a child. Remember The Game of Life? If you ever played and got kids, gifts came along with it. Turns out, actual life is not so different. Showers and…
Staying Fresh–Even When Showering Isn’t Gonna Happen
Here are two thoughts I’ve had as a parent with two small children: Did I brush my teeth yet today? When was the last time I took a shower? So, how do you stay fresh even when showering isn’t going to happen? Craftily, that’s how! It’s not a matter of hygiene. You could have been…
Great Gear to Help Sleep Deprived Parents Make Great Coffee at Home
Alright, so you’re in the midst of whatever stage your kid is in, and you’ve done everything you can to help him/her/them get to sleep. The thing is, you’re still exhausted. Hey, it happens. When my oldest hit the scene, I went back to work (that’s when I still had a full time job outside…
Great Gear to Help Your Baby (And You!) Sleep
We were in the hospital delivery room, waiting for our second child to be born. The doctor and nurse were in the room, and I turn to my wife and say, “Hey, you know what I was thinking this morning?” in an unassuming tone. My wife obligatorily said, “What?” and I replied, “I could really…
4 Keys to Reset My Priorities As A Parent
Here’s the situation, folks: I have a serious keeping-up-with-the-Joneses problem, and, as a result, I need to reset my priorities as a parent. I really don’t know where it came from. I suspect it’s my competitive nature—a propensity to assess myself against others in a quest to win. It really doesn’t matter what the competition…
Things You Might Say As A Parent…
Sure, kids say the darndest things. But so do parents. Here are some weird things that have come out of my mouth since I’ve been a dad.
