Bertolli Meal Soup makes a weekday dinner special

In my perfect world I make the week’s dinners for the family on Sunday afternoon. They’re then put in the freezer in plastic containers with matching tops and I have plenty of time to watch Once Upon A Time before I go to sleep. In reality my Sunday’s are lazy, unproductive days where the family plays outside and I’m lucky to watch an episode of Bait Car.

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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

Parenting fail: Georgia mom lets 10 year old son get tattoo

Ode to live in Georgia where there’s always an interesting parenting story going on.   The latest is a Chuntera Napier, the mother to a 10 year old who allowed him to get a tattoo that had his deceased brother’s jersey number.  If 10 seems a bit young to get a tattoo then you’re right, it’s against the law and defies all common sense that a parent would allow it. Continue reading Parenting fail: Georgia mom lets 10 year old son get tattoo

The ‘slave math lesson’ in Georgia and what’s missing

In Norcross, Georgia a government (public) school issued math homework to some of the third graders.   Unfortunately some of these word problems incorporated slavery lessons that they were being taught about in social studies.  “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week”, is an example that the kids took home with them.  Continue reading The ‘slave math lesson’ in Georgia and what’s missing

The similarities between a toddler and a computer

I love my children.  I also love to work on my computer.  As a stay at home dad who needs to work or play on the computer I experience both of these loves daily.   I’ve learned that there are a couple similarities between my computer and my children including vaporware, expansion slot and more. Continue reading The similarities between a toddler and a computer

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