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Parents, runny noses, Boogie Wipes and DISCO!

The many benefits of cold weather are skiing, snowboarding and blue horizons pierced by pine trees that challenge the sky for height. Alas, if you’re a mom or dad who doesn’t happen to live in Colorado, then cold weather means runny noses, sick children and a yearning to be a parent in one of those mountain states.

A child with a runny nose is a disgusting thing. Your child with a runny nose is an angel that needs to have their nose wiped before they re-enact the movie Up with mucus bubbles. Continue reading Parents, runny noses, Boogie Wipes and DISCO!

A guy’s guide to frugal Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

Attention guys: Valentine’s Day is just over one month away. Plan ahead and don’t get caught with that last minute box of chocolates and ‘coupon for loving’ that didn’t really work out so well the last time. If you’re a boyfriend or husband, that special lady may say she doesn’t want anything but we all know what that really means. Continue reading A guy’s guide to frugal Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

A Dad gets Mommyitis

The other week my wife went to the chiropractor and was told that she has a case of “mommyitis”. A quick search of our friend the internet will tell you that it’s defined as having a child with separation anxiety. Alas, our doctor must not have gotten that memo because their definition was a pain in the elbow or triceps, caused by picking up a baby.

The doctor told my wife to stretch her arm, which she promptly told me to do to her. I gladly agreed because I knew that my larger and stronger man arms could lift our child without any worries. One week after her stretching routine my right tricep starts to burn. Then the next week my left tricep starts to ache, burn and feel like I had gone through a brutal workout. Continue reading A Dad gets Mommyitis

A Dad and his gift card stand united for Mom

Gift cards were probably invented by a man. This man may or may not have been a dad, but it wouldn’t surprise me if that were the case. This dad had probably purchased, once too often a blouse, skirt or moo moo that were not the color or style that his spouse wanted.

Then again, it’s possible that a woman invented the gift card. This woman; was probably a wife, whose knucklehead husband once bought her a moo moo. Continue reading A Dad and his gift card stand united for Mom

What Indiana Jones and television dogs taught this Dad about Parenting

I love the opening sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark. When Indy finally gets to the large room where the golden idol is he pulls out a bag of sand, shifts some of it out and then switches it out for the treasure. It’s a clever trick and an accurate premise. The treasure is on a pressure sensitive platform that triggers a huge boulder if something heavier or lighter is on it.

Prior to being a stay at home dad I used to do PR for an animal shelter. As part of my job I would take cats or dogs to local television stations and tell the audience why they needed to adopt this pet. Dirty little secret: when I took cats, I always took kittens and when I took dogs I always had bacon in my pocket.

What could that sequence from Raiders and the experience with pets on live television possibly have taught me about parenting? Continue reading What Indiana Jones and television dogs taught this Dad about Parenting

New babies: a primer on communication

When Baby Mojo was first born my greatest fear was ‘how will I know what to do?’ Even though you have nine months to prepare for their arrival the pressure about what to do and when to do it is the underlying albatross for most parents. We were talking one day and Daddy Mojo said something along the lines of my greatest fear aloud. Continue reading New babies: a primer on communication

I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Even before I was a stay at home dad my ability to remember names in a timely manner left lots to be desired. At previous jobs and social gatherings there were people who I genuinely wanted to know, but couldn’t remember their names. I’ve tried mnemonic devices, like associating somebody with an action or thing that will trigger their name with something. They do work occasionally, but then I have to remember somebody else’s name and the whole process gets gummed up inside my head. Continue reading I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Fathers, buy your diaper bags carefully

When we were looking for a diaper bag my wife insisted that it be something that I’m comfortable with carrying, both in appearance and feel. As usual, my wife was correct and also had a bit of foresight by knowing that I tend not to use things that I don’t like.

It’s not something I’d admit to in mixed company, but one of the unforeseen advantages of having a baby is being able to carry around the diaper bag. Continue reading Fathers, buy your diaper bags carefully