DaDa Rocks! – DadRevolution

Reasons why moms hate to admit they love GPS systems like TeleNav

I’m convinced in life that women hate admitting when technology actually serves men really well… take directions/navigation/driving into this formula for a second. Do you think women are happy that dads now use GPS – I think not… dont get me wrong, my wife loves that she has a GPS like TeleNav but I’m pretty sure she’s upset that I use it too. Why? you might ask — I thi Read More...

Father’s Day shouldn’t be Dads and Grads

By now you’ve heard the hype of Dad and Grads gifts – STAB me in my eyes and ears – there is little similar of a dad and a grad other then the fact that they could both be male. When I was a grad I didn’t care anything about the items I care about today with the exception of technology… Even then its a terrible pitch to bloggers, to shoppers, to place in ads… Dads and Grads ̵ Read More...

Balance our time verse the entire family time

One of the things summer comes with it – is Freedom… that freedom being in terms of the lack of school which some how brings in a lack of structure too. This raises the bar on family activities and no I’m not talking about the local little family that cuddles in the bed on saturday morning for cartoons. I mean that entire family aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, 2nd and 3rd cousins, someone Read More...

Do as I say not as I do

How are we teaching out kids these days? Usually the answer is by example… well thats not so easy as I personally think kids in our generation (of being parents) are getting smarter. I also think that the doors and walls are getting thinner and we’re getting louder. So think about this next time you’re fighting with your spouse where are the kids? What are they hearing? and most importantly, w Read More...

Daddy Distracted

dis·tract·ed Adjective /disˈtraktəd/ Synonyms: adjective: distraught, confused Unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention she ran her fingers through her hair in a distracted fashion Troubled or distraught distracted with grief Well thats the out of the book definition – its something everyone deals Read More...

travel tips for the family from the expert Amy Tara Koch

I had the great pleasure of doing a quick interview with Amy Tara Koch, the author of Bump It Up, trend reporter to NBC, contributer to SELF, New York Times, People’s Mom and Baby, Travel & Leisure, and many others – yah she’s totally an expert on all things style and travel. Admittedly the first line about I’m following you is awkward but its about Twitter – lol… We went over Read More...

Standing Pee

There are few moments in a fathers life when he’s truly proud… One of these moments is the ability to say what I’m saying is that my baby boy Pees standing up. It truly is a guy thing. I know its one of the crowning moments that a Dad with daughters only will never get to experience. For that I’m sorry but for me its the highlight of the month, of the year so far. On the serious side Read More...

Being a Supportive Dad and Husband

A few weeks ago I had the chance to go to the big city moms (www.bigcitymoms.com) biggest baby shower event. It’s a cross between a pregnancy fair and a New York City party. Hundreds of expecting moms are there finding out information, talking to other moms to be, and enjoying the amazing raffles, prizes, giveaways, and keynote speakers. Over the years, I’ve been to a few of these baby showers, usually bei Read More...

Taking a moment to smell the roses

One thing that you come to realize as a parent is that you’re always pressed for time. No matter the age of your child, there just isnt enough time in the day to do it all. While I was standing there changing my son’s dirty diaper last night (which was terrible smelling!) I thought when was the last me time?! I love my wife and I try to be a good husband by offering her as much alone time as possib Read More...

I Am Your Father. And Don’t You Forget It.

Being a parent is tough stuff… and some how our parents wont ever let us forget how awful we were as kids, so I’m sure I wont let my child forget when he gets older. I’m a dad to a wonderful son named Marc, he’s just a few months over two years old and boy has shit hit the fan. The terrible twos started at 20 months old for him, when he really started to say No. No. No. No. Even to the simple questions do Read More...

Being more then just a DAD

As of late I’ve been so consumed with my own life I havent been a good friend to many and really a little bit of a bad son. My Father and I have had a great relationship – yes, my dad was one of those pushy – get yourself a job type Dads. I know that it was all just the concept of unsugar coating life – work equals money, nothing is given freely in this life. The points in my life where Read More...

Rocking the boat!

My mother always said I had a face for radio – I figured this one was better said in with the written word… Over the last year the coined term year of the dad blog has been tossed around just about daily. I’m not going to argue the merits of if it is or isnt thats not the point. I want to talk about how we’re now becoming a social force, its seen very day but by brands, by brand reps (public relati Read More...

Back to school

I remember the time when I was a kid laying in bed the days before school was to start thinking of all the things that a new grade, or a new school had to offer. I really remember that the night before the drive to college with my father. I also remember my mom and my dad the days before school started they clearly had been worn out by us (my sister and myself) being home and fighting each other after camp (sleep Read More...

Dads in media

When was the last time you saw a cool, helpful, knowledgeable dad on a tv show? if you’re already saying Cosby you could be right – do you know how wrong that is?! it went off the air in 1992 – we’ve seen nothing since ok some people would argue that Parenthood could be the bright star in the sky but its too much drama and very little interaction of dad. I’ve been on this kick lately t Read More...

Daddy stands out in a crowd!

I wasnt really going to write about BlogHer here too since I did a small recap on my personal blog site [Link]. Although I wanted to keep telling the story of how it felt to be at a conference where you’re less then 10% of the total amount of people attending the conference, first its a little weird and awkward. If you dont think so, thats fair but when you first step into a room filled with women, some of Read More...

The first words of a child

One things thats been on my mind lately has been my child’s first words – Marc is now 22 months old and is really spilling the words out of his mouth. At the start of all this it was baby co’s and ca’s that later formed da. It was Da for a while (although now without having these things written down or really video recorded the wifey is claiming it was Ma). Later that turned from Da to DaD Read More...

I want my kid to be batman, ok how about just to like batman

I love having a little boy, sometimes I forget the fact he’s still a baby in a lot of ways… The term is toddler and that means he’s totally into Elmo, Mickey Mouse, and Yo Gabba Gabba but that doesnt really work well with the cartoons I wouldnt mind watching… Yes, I’m a grown man and I like to watch cartoons – what you’re going to make a big deal about it?! My wifey hates Read More...

Romancing the stone

Sure its the title of a movie directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. It is also a similar feeling to how romance goes once you have kids. I’m real in the fact that once we had a child it was a nose dive – we didnt sleep (heck, we still dont sleep) and sometimes we have different viewpoints on how we’re raising our son. None the less the the acti Read More...