Category: Dads

Dads, whether you bring home the bacon or stay at home with the rugrats this is your area.

Married couples whose sex life needs a boost-Reality TV call

Before being a stay-at-home dad I had the opportunity to appear on reality television.   It was as part of my previous job and for Animal Planet’s, It’s Me or the Dog.  Being part of reality television was very pleasurable and not at all what I expected.  Continue reading Married couples whose sex life needs a boost-Reality TV call

Daylight Savings Time, children and the timeline of a parent

The end of Daylight Savings Time means different things to people in various age groups.  It signals cooler weather to everyone, as well as the pending, arrival of lots of holidays.  As I’ve gotten older and started a family it means something totally different to me now than 20 years ago.  All things about the family are good, but the changes wrought from the end of Daylight Savings Time aren’t. Continue reading Daylight Savings Time, children and the timeline of a parent

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-Replace a Doorbell Chime

My wife and I have lived in our house for three years.  During that period the doorbell has never worked.   We have two dogs and live in a cul de sac, if anybody approached the yard then it was bound to wake up at least one dog.  Some time in suburbia and father time have crept up on the dogs and people get to the front door now.  However, now there’s a newborn in the house and sleep for everybody is a priority; we needed a doorbell that’s not as jarring as two big dogs barking. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-Replace a Doorbell Chime

The new Tide Laundry Detergent does stay-at-home dads right

More often than not dads in TV advertisements are portrayed as knuckleheads, jocks or ‘dumb-dad.’  The ‘dumb-dad’ is the generic dimwit father that buys a falcon with the money he saves by switching insurance companies.  Every dad on television doesn’t need to be a scholar who can cook and operate a chainsaw.  However, it is nice to see the dad who is shown in an intelligent or humorous way, without being demeaning. Continue reading The new Tide Laundry Detergent does stay-at-home dads right

Dad and Mom Go to the Baby Store

After the 39th week of pregnancy moms-to-be are ready to go to the hospital.  In some cases you’ll schedule the appointment and others will manically drive to The Women’s Center at your local hospital.  We learned a couple things from our most recent visit to The Women’s Center that might help some of the expectant dads. Continue reading Dad and Mom Go to the Baby Store

Pregnancy week 38-New baby tips, food and paranoia

Moms, if this is your first rodeo then you might have two more weeks, if you’ve been down this road before you’ve got one more week.  You’ll have one or two more trips to the doctor and then one big trip to the hospital.  After birth you can expect to spend two or three days there while your husband is home watching G4, Bait Car or some silly Jason Statham movie. Continue reading Pregnancy week 38-New baby tips, food and paranoia

The Way is an earnest father/son movie that entertains in many ways

The Way is the story about Tom (Martin Sheen), an American father who’s living a simple, successful life in California as an optometrist.  Tom’s son, Daniel (Emilio Estevez) is killed in an accident while walking “El Camino de Santiago”, a 500 mile trail that crosses from France into Spain.  Estevez doesn’t appear in the movie much, but did direct it.  After Tom arrives in France to collect the body he decides to embark on the pilgrimage that his son was doing.  Along the way Tom meets some fellow travelers who have their own reasons for doing the trek. Continue reading The Way is an earnest father/son movie that entertains in many ways

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