I’m thinking of quitting Netflix. And not because they have raised prices or offer a poor service. I’m considering canceling my subscription because Netflix’s streaming service has turned my otherwise semi-normal American sons into obnoxious British automotive journalists. I kind of get it. As a young man I got excited about ...

The foundation of my house is creaking under the weight of all the candy my kids hauled in last night. Literally thousands of calories are hunkered in grocery bags in the cabinet above the fridge. In years past, this candy has called to me, and I inevitably binged on mini-chocolate ...

Do not laugh. We admit that that Dads here at DadLabs have not always set a sterling example when it comes to health and fitness. All you have to do is look back in the DadLabs catalog to find countless episodes featuring ursine hosts lumbering around the set, pausing only to ...

In today’s episode of “Good News, Dad News” the dads suggest some fun, spooky, home movies that you should make with your kids in their Halloween costumes…and some you really shouldn’t. Comic genius Owen Egerton drops by as a Fright consultant. Nothing is more scary than Teacher Conferences, though. We ...

Parents do not be ashamed to perform the Baby Butt Sniff Test (BBST) on your diaper-clad child.  The BBST is the quickest, most effective, least invasive and most respectful method to determine whether or not your child has dropped a snickers in their britches.   In fact the BBST is more ...

Somehow, I’m on the track an hour before dawn, a thick neoprene sleeve on my lower left leg, a bulky knee brace on my right. My gate is somewhere between shambling and wince-inducing. I feel like a newbie, like I did almost three years and three thousand miles ago when ...

Hey new and expecting parents, listen up. My grandma used to say “If you never put salt on your corn on the cob, then you’ll never miss the delicious salty taste.”  That was her way of letting me know that it’s easier to never start practicing the vices of boozing, smoking ...

Do not miss the House of Horror that is this week’s “Good News, Dad News” In this Halloween prepisode, the zombified dads talk about scary stuff like backyard boo-scapes, sustainably sourced chocolate, detecting dirty diapers without demeaning yourself, media consumption vis birth order. Our special guests The Preggers discuss their first ...

Come cross swords with the Dadlabs guys, courtesy of 3 Musketeers. Next Tuesday, October 11th from 6-8pm at the W Hotel. We should hang out. I know we’re all busy with kids and soccer practice and all the other things, but we should make time. Facebook is not enough. This is what ...

Dear School Administrator, Ordinarily, my wife and I would never ask for any kind of special treatment for our daughter Pookey (last year’s letter was an exception), but I do have a few small requests on behalf of my child. Frequently when we ask about school, Pookey complains that her teacher “doesn’t ...