Merry Christmas! You still say that?!? (Actual comment someone made when a relative of mine told their neighbor Merry Christmas) Yes I do, despite all the efforts of my daughter’s public preschool to brainwash her into saying that nonsense phrase … Continue reading →...

Parenting is torture.  I don’t mean the sleep deprivation they inflicted on me for the first few years of their life, I’m talking about the torment that parents put themselves through.  It’s cliche to say being a dad is the … Continue reading →...

The name of my blog is “An Ordinary Dad” which I obviously am.  And my tag-line is ‘trying to become an extraordinary father” which may or may not be so obvious.  This question of extraordinary fathering is one I’ve been … Continue reading →...

It’s a well-known fact that I live each week like it’s Shark Week. The only thing that changes is the shark. Or my underpants, depending on said shark. This week is no different, but instead of contemplating the circle of life we’re looking at some of the other fish in ...

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My wife works with a woman whose husband is also a stay at home dad. They were having a conversation the other day about play groups in the community and Deb’s co-worker mentioned how her husband hates going to the play groups and has stopped attending. Deb shared with her ...

So like most of you I’m also experiencing the joys (not) of Daylight Savings Time. What a crock that is right? Extra hour sleep my ass. As one of my esteemed fellow SAHDs (@alpha_sahd) tweeted this morning: Babies can’t tell time. Anyway, that doesn’t really have anything to do with ...

Dear Tessa, So yesterday you turned 19 months old and I am in awe of how fast those past 19 months were. The last month in particular has been a whirlwind with going to Oregon for a week, you going to visit your Aunt Julia for a weekend and yet ...

Dear Tessa, I had such a blast with you this week! Not only did you turn 18 months old on Monday, but you made your old dad proud in so many different ways. You know you haven’t always been a great sleeper right? In fact, I’m pretty sure you’ve only ...

Welcome to the 33rd Dad Blog Review! If you’re not aware of it by now, 2010 is indeed the YEAR OF THE DAD BLOG! However, as a reminder, my intention for doing the reviews is to simply promote positive fatherhood. I’m not going to rank the blogs I review or ...