DadRevolution – Page 14 – Many Dads, One Goal: Helping Dads Be the Best They Can Be

Sparking a Superhero Fantasy in Our Children

I admit it, I like comic books. When I was a kid I was obsessed with comic books. Give me a great old Spiderman or X-Men comic and I would be ecstatic. I have even kept the comic books that I collected when I was a child. Do I know what I will do with them in the future, no, not really, but I am pleased that they were not thrown out or given away as I have heard that some parents did once their child left the house 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...

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...

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...

Life Lessons Learned From Sharing Childhood Favorites

Of all of the ways to connect with your children, one of the most rewarding has got to be introducing your children to things that you were interested in as a child. Not only do you wind up reliving some of your favorite moments from your childhood, but you build on them. You wind up not only seeing them with adult eyes, but seeing through your kids’ new slightly different perspective. Now, I’m unde Read More...

Flowers, Notes and Gifts… Is This Even Still Possible after Kids

We all get busy in our lives once we get married and when we add kids to the mix, our lives and our creativity sometimes takes a back burner. As parents we put all (or at least most) of our energy into our kids’ lives and sometimes our partner in the family dynamic gets left behind. Have any of you felt this way? I know that for me this definitely has occurred on and off within my wife and my 12 years of marriage 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 Search For A Dad Magazine

Awhile ago, my wife had some extra reward points to cash in on a magazine subscription. She didn’t see any that she liked and thought I might like Men’s Health. Intrigued, I said sure. After the first issue, I realized that the magazine wasn’t for me. Nothing against Men’s Health, but I just don’t fit the demographic they’re targeting. A little bit later, my wife got anot Read More...