With a new school year just around the corner I know the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will be looking for volunteers once again. Last year one of the mothers in the PTA was questioning why more fathers are not involved in the PTA. So as someone who analysis thing for a living I had to look …
In my research about fatherhood I came across this thing called the fatherhood coalition and fell down the rabbit hole in researching as much as I could about what they are and what they actually do. Given that I was raised by a single mother with no shildhood relationship with my father I find it …
One thing all soon to fathers worry about is fainting during the birth. Let’s be honest we don’t want to look weak in front of the woman pushing a bowling ball sized kid out. It’s like saying a hang nail hurts to someone who just accidentally cut there finger off with a table saw. I …
After your first thought of “What the holy Sam hell are they doing letting me take this new fragile human home with me.” And the thoughts of “They don’t know me, I didn’t take a written exam, verbal exam, mental exam, or any other test to see if I am even fit to be a …
When I was in the military we use to have to pack and pack efficiently. After years of this I learned how to pack a ton of stuff and fit it in a small space. However, when I was trying to pack for the my hospital bag for the big day I had no clue …
As a father of 3, I have some experience with being a dad. I remember the first day of entering fatherhood when I brought Aaliyah home. Seeing how small she was in her already small car seat. I remember how fragile she felt in my inexperinced arms. Being so scared doing anything with her. With …
I wrote this last night. The night of the helicopter crash that took 9 lives to include the OCC’s Baseball coach, his wife and daughter. Kobe Bryant and his daughter, another mother and daughter, the girls basketball coach and the pilot. As I sit here putting my own children to sleep I can’t help but …
I read a disturbing story recently about how another young teen had committed suicide. All because of bullying. They picked on for her foreign accent, how she dressed, they pushed her, and they teased her daily. Even at her funeral the bully’s made fun of her outfit. The outfit was chosen by her parents which …
No, I’m not talking about “expect the unexpected”. We are expecting and we were not planning on it for at least 4 years if ever, it was still up for debate. Now between when we first met back in high school and our first child over 10 years had passed and we only got pregnant …
Traveling as a new parent is rough. Not just for you, but for your family as well. I haven’t traveled for work, but I have been the one to stay home to take care of the kids when my wife had to travel. I had no idea how difficult it would be. Being thrown into …
