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Bikes are fun? Probably not so much…

Playtime with my kids is somewhat precarious. What my kids deem as fun and what I deem as fun are two totally different things. The good news is that I can simply laugh jovially and they recognized that I may be enjoying myself, and that lends itself to having fun. Sometimes it’s not that easy. As a child of the consumer culture in which we live, and someone who adores pop culture, I often times find myself t Read More...

It’s the love that I want to share not just the game

My brother and I pushing while my dad walks away Basketball will always be how my brother and I remember our relationship with our dad. He is going strong at 60, still an iron worker, and doing a job more demanding then any I have had. But when I think about that relationship it is the basketball metaphors that come to mind. “How did he get open to make that shot?” This is the question I would get watc Read More...

Sons Of Our Fathers

My father has always been larger than life for me. He is a WWII veteran. He speaks five languages fluently. He was the editor of Hollywood’s leading industry rag. He won a ping pong tournament on the Andrea Doria while crossing the Atlantic. He taught me to throw a spiral and to use both hands to scoop up a ground ball. I will never be able to thank him enough for giving me the carefree childhood that not everyon Read More...

Guest Blog by Dana H. Glazer: My Evolution – And Yours [Win a copy of The Evolution of Dad]

I was standing on the sidelines of my son’s soccer practice the other day and started talking to another dad who was next to me. He asked me what do I ‘do’ and I told him about the fatherhood documentary I had recently completed. “Oh,” he reacted blankly, ”fatherhood is important and all, but what more is there to really say about it?” I then proceeded to share some of the issues discussed in the film Read More...

This Ain’t No Griswolds Vacation

A couple months ago I started a new job. And we all know what that means…I won’t be vacationing anywhere anytime soon. Instead, we had to figure out a way to be creative with our relax time while I slowly build-up my vacation time again. So when we’re unable to pack-up in the family Suburban to knock out some good old-fashioned Griswold-style vacations…this is what we do: Pitching a Tent In the Livi Read More...

Romance in the Age of Parenthood

I still vividly remember the day I first set eyes on my wife. I was a chronically late high school senior which meant I routinely spent time in late detention. Little did I realize my penchant for disregarding time would provide a pivotal moment of serendipity. My wife, then a member of the high school band attending practice, had exited the school at nearly the precise moment late detention had let out. Her blo Read More...

Family Decisions

There are many types of family decisions but over the past few weeks I’ve experienced a type of family decision that is rare, stressful, and yet one of the most important type of family decisions you can make. This past week my daughter had a very serious operation. It’s called an SDR (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy). Since this article isn’t about educating you on an SDR you can learn more about the Read More...

Throwing Caution (and pee pee) to the Wind

(Stopping to take in a view of the city.) My son will be 3 years old next month. Thankfully, he is nearly fully potty trained. As those readers with older kids know the whole potty training process can be quite an ordeal as you and the child are going through it day after day, month after month. Instilling in a little person the importance of being mentally aware of when and where they have to do their busines Read More...

Go do something already…Oh, and don’t forget your family!

I live in a bedroom community. What does that mean? It essentially means that everyone commutes to work for an average of 1.5 to 2 hours to work, works all day and returns with another 1.5 to 2 hours drive home. We have neighbors, friends, members of our church community and such that have children the same age, but the amount of time we spend getting from one place to the next leaves little time for our families Read More...

Tips for summer outings with a baby or toddler

The first official day of summer is June 21st which is exactly a month from today. The beautiful, warm weather means you and your little ones can start spending more time outdoors. Young kids love being outside, whether it be in the back yard, downtown doing errands, the park or pretty much any place where they don’t have to sit still and be quiet. However, leaving the house with a baby or toddler is no sm Read More...

Planning our first camping trip AB (After Baby)

My wife loves camping and has been bugging me to plan a camping trip for the three of us. Let’s just say I don’t share her excitement. I used to love camping, but as I have gotten older it has become more reminiscent of work than relaxation. I blame this partly on the fact I worked for a residential treatment center where taking delinquent kids camping was part of my job. I left that job shortly after t Read More...

A Different Kind Of Romance

One of the things that parents like to complain about is the fact that romance goes out the window as soon as the stork drops off your first-born. So books are written on how best to makes time for yourselves and gurus emerge who despite often being childless themselves offer all the cliché steps to “rekindle” the flame. All of them, as far as I am concerned, are useless. Romance as a parent is different. It h Read More...

Let Me Introduce Myself

Being the new kid on the block for this growing site of Revolutionary Dads (not sure if I really deserve that title), I was asked by the gaggle of dudes to write an introductory piece. So…here it goes. I was born and raised in North Carolina, which is where I met and married my high school sweetheart wife. We lived in Virginia for eight years. During that time we spat-out a couple of kids: my redheaded son (7) an Read More...

Raffle: Mommybites Summit Tickets

On May 20, the Mommybites Summit will be an evening of learning, socializing, & shopping in NYC. The Mommybites Summit invites all moms (and dads) to hear parent education experts discuss intelligent and informational topics, enjoy wine and light refreshments, mingle with other moms, win awesome prizes, and make their own swag bags! The event will take place at the Columbia Faculty House (400 West 117th Street, Read More...

“No Leave!”

I sometimes wake from a deep slumber without any predisposed thought to my current place in life. Time in effect is meaningless. I’m not a husband, father, or any other descriptive label assigned to define my existence. I’m just simply me. The guy trying to figure out the big picture. Then some sight or sound disrupts my stream of consciousness and much like a well oiled machine the disparate Read More...

The Time Equation

Am I, as a father, giving my son the correct combination of my time and resources to present him the best shot at enjoying a happy and successful future? I find myself wondering about this question often these days. There are obviously many trade offs in raising children. Arguably one of the most important of these involves how you spend your time. Time is the most valuable of commodities any individual has at Read More...

Milk, milk and not a drop to drink

This is the closest image I could find that illustrates the actual mess. I’ve been thinking about change. I remember this one time when my daughter, Sage, was a month or so old. She was fussy, crying and unable to settle in to her normal schedule. Megan was out and I felt a need to get her to calm down, so I had a grand idea: food. I had a bottle ready, so I fed her. I was under the impression that babies ate Read More...

Sounding off -The media’s perspective of Stay at home parents

Okay, I was just reading through an email I received from HAPO – Help A Reporter Out. The email lists numerous stories that reporters are writing and need some input on. It appears to be a great resource. Well today I ran across a story that someone was writing on moms who are leaving the work force to stay home with their children. This is a great topic because there are a lot of families making the de Read More...

Dad, Husband And Dude

One of the quintessential goals of man: balancing work and family life. I purposely stated the title as, "Dad, Husband and Dude", because that is the order in which I feel my life is organized since becoming a family man and I think it may be the same for other dads. The Dad With a preschooler always present and accounted for it’s only natural that my world revolves around him. At this age I am resp Read More...