Papa’s got a brand new (diaper) bag

We love our pets in the Mojo house. I had two cats and two dogs, then one wife and now one child. At any point in time the animals have always outnumbered the people. All of the animals have adapted well to Toddler Mojo stumbling around the room like a pint sized Frankenstein. The cats have learned to hide in high places and the dogs have peacefully learned to sit near him when he has food.

Like any good dad I have snacks in Mojo’s diaper bag. Normally I keep his diaper bag up where the cats hide, but one day, I forgot and left it on the floor. The dogs did not forget that they love food and promptly tore into the diaper bag when we went outside to play.

I used the half chewed up a couple of times. Granted the zippers didn’t work and the bag strap was almost chewed through, but as some dads do, I procrastinated. Wives are the solution to said procrastination because after two weeks she ran out and got a bag.

She showed up with one bag in front of her. It was a nice enough bag that was green and black. It was pseudo manly. Then she turned to the side and showed me the bag that was on back of her shoulder. If the first bag was something that Tom Hanks would have; then the second bag was something Jason Statham would have.

“Which one do you like”, she asked. ‘Well, I like the first one, but that second was is great. How much is it?’ When she said that it was only $25 more than the bag Tom Hanks would have I knew that this manly bag of a diaper holder would grace my arms.

 

 

 

The Columbia Vertical Glide Diaper Bag retails for $89. However, my clever math skills tell me that we got it for around $55 because the other bag cost $30. The good thing about this diaper bag is that it’s vertical, so I can easily put my computer in one of its many pouches. Plus, it’s made by Columbia. Guys love things made by Columbia. Everything I’ve ever purchased by Columbia has been of very high quality and has lasted for many years.

The tag for the diaper bag is also manly. It looks more like a city survival kit than a diaper bag. See the wrap-around sunglasses dangling from the side? The toys are in the diaper bag, but just enough so you can see them.

 

 

 

 

The diapers in the bag look like Chinese throwing stars to me. They’re in the bag and you’ll use them, but only in an emergency. A real city smart dad can just ninja throw them at a dirty toddler and have them changed in mid air.

For stay at home dads this bag is great. We had a good bag, but thankfully that was destroyed by a hungry golden retriever. This diaper bag is stylish, comfortable and unique. The only thing missing from it was a Steve McQueen DVD in the bottom of it.