Back in the Day My mother and father were always very conservative in the way they dressed. In turn, their children dressed conservative. It was easy for my brother and I as boys don’t really dress skimpy for attention and if we did it would just be weird. A shirt …
Read More »#38: Son spending time with his dad who died in Afghanistan. This Brought Tears to my Eyes.
An Army brother of mine shared a picture that not only brought tears to my eyes but got me thinking about how much the majority of this country takes for granted. The picture was of a little boy spending time with his father. The reason this picture just broke my …
Read More »This Bat Dad is an Inspiration to all Dads
Special thanks to Dewey and Andrea for sharing this. This dad wears a Batman mask and constantly corrects his family. This video is a crack up. The funny thing is his family isn’t even aware half the time that his is about correct them. I wish I would have …
Read More »#37: Dad I Didn’t Make Any New Friends at School – The First Day at Kindergarten Can be Tough.
School has changed a bit in 30 years. My son had already met his teacher before school had started. It’s a great idea but when did that start happening? My son saw the classroom, met his teacher, found his locker, and located his cubby all before kindergarten started. Believe it …
Read More »#36: Should Kids Make Their Own Lunch For School?
As I was doing some show prep for the American Dad Podcast I came across an article that discussed how a mom made her two children make their lunches each morning before school. The woman’s child asked all of her friends if they had to make their lunch but none …
Read More »#35: You are Married with a Child so Start Acting Like it
When I was a Kid An article I ran into today was entitled You’re Not Single Anymore; Start Acting Like it. I wondered what this topic was all about so I dug in and I began to laugh and a feel sad all at the same time. Let me …
Read More »#34: Participating Dads – I Think it’s Happening More Than Ever
When I was a Kid “When I was a kid” is the most classic phrase ever spoken by anyone…ever. Well I am going to use it because it fits nicely into my story and even more to the point I want to make. So when I was a kid mothers …
Read More »#33: Summer is Gone and it Stinks-I am Already Missing my Children
As I write this the school is only days away from starting again. Summer is coming to a close and I almost feel as if I didn’t do enough with my family. I get the thoughts of, ” If I only had more time this summer we could have done …
Read More »#32: The 5 Reasons I am Letting My Daughter Write a Blog
If your kids watch you do something long enough they are bound to gain interest in it. My dad played darts in a league for many years and though I never really got to watch him do it, I was interested in it because he was interested in it. Fast …
Read More »#31: 10 Reasons I Fall In Love With My Wife Every Day
If you would have told me I would be blessed with such a wonderful woman in my life I would have not believed you. It’s been an amazing 10 years with my wife and I am still very much in love with my wife. I just wanted to share a …
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