January 25th, 2012The DaddyYo Dude
Cutting Through the Cute
Knowing that the tears will fall and my baby girl, that precious baby girl, will cry, probably scream, maybe even flail about like a marlin that has j[...] Read the rest »
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January 23rd, 2012Military Dad
Why Do They Like Me?
There are times when I honestly can’t figure out why my kids like me. Sometimes, when I reflect back on the day, it seems like all I did was tel[...] Read the rest »
January 17th, 2012The DaddyYo Dude
Luckiest Man Alive
With good, there is bad. With greatness, there is weakness. And where there is winning, there is failure. So where do I go from here? I head to the me[...] Read the rest »
January 10th, 2012Military Dad
Let the Kids Help
My biggest shortcoming as a Naval officer is definitely my ability (or lack thereof) to delegate. I would much rather just do the job myself and make [...] Read the rest »
January 6th, 2012BartimusPrime
One day, there will be no surprises.
It happens almost every single day. I even ask them, just to double check and possibly prevent it from happening. The kids disappear for awhile, somet[...] Read the rest »
January 5th, 2012The DaddyYo Dude
As Real as it Gets
It is my hope that this logic becomes infectious this year. That the definition of what a real man is will change in the minds of those who are most i[...] Read the rest »
January 4th, 2012BartimusPrime
The difference between you and I
You’re a dad. I’m a dad. We love our kids. We shower them with affection, we roll in the floor with them, and we read them bed-time storie[...] Read the rest »
December 28th, 2011The DaddyYo Dude
Watching from a Distance: With Tearful Eyes
At a critical stage for development in them, I reach a critical stage of backing off. The new year roles around and so do many changes. I'm sure there[...] Read the rest »
December 27th, 2011Military Dad
My Secret Weapon
Being a parent is exhausting whether you’re a single, stay-at-home/work-at-home, or working parent. As one of the latter, I’m usually tir[...] Read the rest »
December 21st, 2011BartimusPrime
Where thumbs go
Some of you may have already come across this post. It’s one from the vault, but it happens to be one of my favorites. It’s actually one o[...] Read the rest »
December 21st, 2011Military Dad
Friend vs. Parent
I hate disciplining our kids. I absolutely despise having to yell at them, and it normally ruins my entire night. I’ll kick myself for letting t[...] Read the rest »
December 20th, 2011The DaddyYo Dude
Keeping the Holidays Spirited
The world does not have enough compassion, enough love, enough hope. Remember the hopes and dreams you had as a kid? Somewhere, we have lost sight of [...] Read the rest »
December 19th, 2011Guest
Sweating a Sex Education Class for Fathers and Sons
I watched as fathers and their sons entered the auditorium for the evening's edification. Each pair sat side by side, talking to one another in hushed[...] Read the rest »
December 16th, 2011BartimusPrime
It doesn’t take sharing a roof to be a dad.
I watched a movie tonight that I have seen a few times before. The movie was “The Blind Side”. You know, the one with Sandra Bullock and t[...] Read the rest »
December 14th, 2011Military Dad
The Revolution Grows
I’m Military Dad, and I have officially joined the Revolution. I have written guest posts here before, and I have now been asked to become a ful[...] Read the rest »
December 14th, 2011Guest
Tobogganing For Dads: Hill Repeats
If you’ve got kinds under 5, you know that messing around with them is a great workout. You’re running, you’re stretching, you’[...] Read the rest »
December 12th, 2011Military Dad
Doing The Right Thing
This family is bigger than just me, and my desires have to be prioritized against everything else. When the scales tip away from me, it’s time to ma[...] Read the rest »
December 11th, 2011Guest
A Little Girl’s Thoughts on The Grinch
He is green and furry, after all, and he lives in a cave. Sigh. Maybe the memories that we want them to have are just not the memories they are going [...] Read the rest »
December 7th, 2011The DaddyYo Dude
We Are All Mr. Gru
We are all Mr. Gru in that we are all human. We are all fathers. We are all human fathers. Part of the human experience for us is to raise a child fro[...] Read the rest »
November 17th, 2011Guest
Greater than the Sum of our Parts
I recently had a guys’ night out. I went to a sports bar with a good friend and watched college football while our wives hung out with the kids. I h[...] Read the rest »
