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Win a $25 Snapfish gift card courtesy of Gerber Life College Plan

Gerber is a name that all parents know. The Gerber Life College Plan is from those same folks and offers parents a simple and safe way to save for their children’s future. It has a variety of monthly payments that you can make, offers life insurance protection and unlike a 529 offers guaranteed growth that is separate from the stock market. Continue reading Win a $25 Snapfish gift card courtesy of Gerber Life College Plan

The VW “Is it Fast” Commercial Gets Dads Down Pat

As a Dad I’m highly critical and a bit sensitive to the way that advertisers or entertainers portray Dads. All too often Dads in the media are portrayed as ‘dumbass dads’ who excel at failure or are aloof and come up short at anything they do. Tide’s stay-at-home-dad spot got it right in their recent television ad and now VW does it right too. Continue reading The VW “Is it Fast” Commercial Gets Dads Down Pat

Blue Ivy and other bizarre baby names

Congratulations go out to Jay Z and Beyonce who welcomed their first child into the world. Congratulation also goes out to them for joining other (mainly) celebrities who’ve given their child a bizarre, potentially punitive name. Continue reading Blue Ivy and other bizarre baby names

The Muppets fit like a green hand puppet

I didn’t really like The Muppets as a child. It aired from ’76 to ’81 and I was too into The Six Million Dollar Man or thought that The Muppets were just for little kids. However, my mother loved The Muppets and would watch them every week. Because of that, I do have some memories of watching Pigs in Space and other Muppet skits during Steve Austin’s commercial breaks. Continue reading The Muppets fit like a green hand puppet

The Ramones & Arnold Schwarzenegger get rid of diaper rash

Any parent of a newborn will wrestle with the issue of diaper rash. For those without children, diaper rash is a rash on the child’s skin, usually on their bottom. It looks like it hurts. I imagine sand spurs on my bottom, then duct tape them to my skin when I want to equate the pain that our newborn is having. Continue reading The Ramones & Arnold Schwarzenegger get rid of diaper rash

Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Halloween Hikes is family fun

If you’re looking for a family friendly activity around Atlanta this time of year be sure to include the Halloween Hikes at Chattahoochee Nature Center. Don’t let the ‘hike’ in the title fool you, it’s not a strenuous walk through the hills. Halloween Hikes is a chance for the entire family to take a guided walking tour along the CNC grounds with costumed characters to entertain and inform. Continue reading Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Halloween Hikes is family fun

Real Steel is built to last and solid entertainment

Real Steel is set in the near future, when robot boxing is very popular. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a promoter who has discovered that his long forgotten son is limbo due to the death of his mother. Charlie is not the father type and is more concerned with scoring the next fight rather than being a good dad. Continue reading Real Steel is built to last and solid entertainment

Pregnancy week 37-Dads, Just two weeks left !!

“Full term”, that’s a phrase moms should’ve heard on your most recent trip to the doctor. The baby is as big as a watermelon, had dropped by now and it’s all over but the shouting, literally. Here’s a punch out list of things that you dads need to get a handle on before the big day arrives. Continue reading Pregnancy week 37-Dads, Just two weeks left !!