These dang car makers and their tear-inducing commercials. Thanks to Rahim Hirji for the heads up on this one.

304. Sometimes a listening ear is all she needs. For everything else, just smile and fix it. Her mom’s not the only one who can safety-pin a dress. (photo: Eric Peacock)

The other day I discovered that some kid in the year above Isaac at school has been picking on him. Thankfully it’s stopped now, but the surge of teeth-grinding fist-clenching protectiveness I felt (and feel) has inspired this little poem. I’ve self-published it as a book, with Isaac (age 4) ...

My son loves to drape his arm casually over my shoulder and loom there. Usually with a slight smile on his face. Demonstrating yet again that he is, in fact, taller than me. I might still have ten pounds on him, but I have to rely on subterfuge when it ...

303. No matter how hard you try to keep her still while changing her diaper, she will wiggle and squirm and turn a seemingly simple task into a challenge of great poise and discipline. Keep calm, stick with it, and try to enjoy the fact that she still ...

You can guarantee that on many occasions your kid will get nutted or slapped or punched by another kid – usually during a party or playgroup. And you can also guarantee that the parent of said offender will pull what I call the ‘Oh, kids!’ face. You know, the face ...

302. At times her behavior will seem like a complete and utter mystery. Just remember, much like her mother, your daughter’s ways are not your ways.

Let childhood be messy.

Being a dad is a difficult task, especially if you are divorced and don’t live with your children. In the movie, Moneyball, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is faced with a difficult decision in his career, but the words of his daughter make the choice clear for him. He will not ...

(This episode of Cast of Dads is sponsored by the new Motorola Droid RAZR.  Want to win one? Listen to the show and find out how!) Everyone at the Cast of Dads and Dadomatic hopes you and your families enjoyed a great Mother’s Day this past weekend!  Four of the five Cast of ...