Daddy Mojo, Author at Daddy Mojo

Tips for toddlers and new parents

Prior to being a dad I had heard all the clichés, they grow up quickly and time flies by. Never being one to adhere to what people say, I knew that my time as a dad would be different. However, 11 months in, all of those overused clichés are true, so very true.

We did prep ourselves, just in case they turned out to be correct and that preparation wasn’t enough. If you’re a new parent, you’ve purchased the books and talked to friends here are four tips to reinforce what you’ve been told. Continue reading Tips for toddlers and new parents

Eating with a toddler-Dining with Dad

I know we’re feeding Baby Mojo because he’s gaining weight, yet it always seems like most of the food gets on his lap or bib, and then down on the floor where the dogs camp out for table scraps. During lunch and dinner, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Victoria Stillwell enter and scold me for allowing such slovenly dog behavior to occur.

We’re thankful that Baby Mojo has stopped the sonic assault when he eats. Now he’s just entered a slightly picky stage of eating. As an almost 11 month old toddler he loves anything that he can pick up to eat. Unfortunately, he’s now trying to eat anything that he can pick up. Continue reading Eating with a toddler-Dining with Dad

4 mandatory toys for toddlers

As a daddy I occasionally roam the toy isle, looking at what’s trendy, age appropriate and if anything peaks Baby Mojo’s interest. He just turned 10 months old, so many things are peaking his interest, but only a couple toys have really risen to the top. If you have a baby that’s about to hit the toddler stage look for any of these items at a yard sale and you’ll have a very happy camper on your hands. Continue reading 4 mandatory toys for toddlers

The immutable law of attraction: Dream, Cats, Mall

Baby Mojo is about to take his first step. Because of that he’s been crawling fast, grabbing lots and seriously exhausting this stay at home dad. When I’m beat down I have good dreams and lately, they’ve been great. They’ve been so good that I’ve started writing down a couple words when I wake up so I can remember them later.

In my dream I was in Canal City, a futuristic shopping mall in Fukuoka, Japan. Continue reading The immutable law of attraction: Dream, Cats, Mall

Dad goes to the Apple store for the first time

Mom’s iPod battery stopped charging the other week. Being the stay at home dad and keeper of Baby Mojo I offered for us to go by the Apple store to get a new battery.

A bit of background information: Daddy Mojo doesn’t have an mp3 player. I’ve got hundreds of cds and have burned some of them on the computer, but haven’t fully leapt over digitally yet. Call me a relic or fan of album cover art, but all the new music I purchase is still on disc. Somewhere Captain Planet is shaming me into making the leap fully to digital music. Continue reading Dad goes to the Apple store for the first time

Five movies that estrogen love and dads can enjoy

Marriage can be called the grand compromise. When men enter this partnership and become a husband or maybe even a father, they have certain things that they’ll need to hunker down and take. As a new husband I learned quickly that the cinematic tastes of the fairer sex were one of those things. When I became a father, my capacity to appreciate some of her favorite movies increased, as long as I was sitting down and didn’t have a writhing, screaming toddler near me. Continue reading Five movies that estrogen love and dads can enjoy

Dad runs an errand to the home improvement store

Since becoming a father one of the biggest changes have been the running of errands. All of them are consolidated and planned out like a-connect-the-dots course designed to get Baby Mojo home before feeding or nap.

The errand that has taken the biggest hit is the trip to the home improvement store. Now when we visit I don’t even get to use that large push cart. Baby Mojo sits in the normal shopping cart and waves to everybody in the store, a ten month old he just loves to wave. Initially it felt odd pushing a shopping cart, what with its’ confined ‘cart’; instead of the flat one that can hold anything in the store and was in itself a work out to move.

Prior to having a child I’d visit once a week, even if I didn’t need anything. Anything and need is all relative, I mean you can always use cleaning solvents and dirt. Continue reading Dad runs an errand to the home improvement store

Sleeping with Pat Benatar: Bald men have it easy

Recently my wife came home after getting a hair cut (female speak: went to the stylist) and was more than a little bit bummed. To me, her haircut looked fine, a bit shorter than it usually was, but it still looked great. Husbands: the preceding response is always your go to, even if it’s not true and in my case it was definitely true.

I started shaving my head thirteen years ago but realistically I should’ve started four years before that. During high school I told everybody that I “just had a high hairline, like Arnold Schwarzenegger”. Continue reading Sleeping with Pat Benatar: Bald men have it easy