Dads

The Vacation with the “Bear” Essentials

When the kids were five, we took our annual road trip to Minnesota. Before leaving, I made…

The Day It Came Loose

We’ve all had those days when we’ve gotten too close to that proverbial edge of going absolutely certifiably bonkers…

Daddy Diaries, Part 5: The Shirt Game

Do you guys feel the heat? Oh sorry, it’s actually just my Dad-vibes coming in hotter than your hair straightener ever since I found my true fashion calling: patterned shirts.

Time Uninterrupted

It has been five weeks since my daughter was born.

I started that morning with an email to work telling them that my wife asked me to stay home. We were not expecting (but were hoping) her to be born that day. Thirty minutes later we were riding the shoulder on the…

Things my kids do

Just a quick list of things my kids have done in the past couple weeks that made my laugh, cry, scream, shake my head, or just more generally question everything I thought I knew about humanity.

1. Cam (recently turned 3) used to call me bree-dic-ri-ous. Now I’m apparently…

Your journey is my journey too

Dear Caitlyn,

When I was younger I was told that having a child would change my outlook on things. I knew then that in some ways that would be true, but I didn’t understand the depth or complexity of the changes to come. I don’t want you to get the…

I just witnessed the most amazing thing.

Our baby just turned twenty months. He has been breastfed the whole time, with some supplements of formula during the day. But at night, he loves the feel of good old breastmilk coming fresh from his mum. He loves it so much that whatever discomfort, pain, annoyance, or trivial thing…

The Daddy Diaries

Chapter 30: Losing the Dadbod

What’s that? You don’t know what a Dadbod is? Don’t feel bad. I’d never heard of the Dadbod either, until I woke up the other day and realized I couldn’t see my toes.

The 5 greatest things to do with a 1-year-old in your living room.