When I found out I was going to be a dad it was the first time in my life that I had no words. There was a silence in the room like our home had never felt before. It’s usually at this type of moment that I feel the need to make a joke, or…
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From Michigan to Florida. Florida to Colorado. Colorado back to Michigan. Michigan to Florida. Florida Michigan. I have done some moving around the country but every time I end up right back here in the good old mitten. However, I often regret being in Michigan around January/February while I am shoveling my driveway in the…
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Before finding out what we were having (fingers crossed it was a human) it was no secret to our close friends and family that I was looking forward to being a dad to a little boy. When my wife mentioned she wanted to do a gender reveal, I knew there was a 50/50 chance it…
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I had a dad the other day tell me “I don’t change diapers.” I physically laughed out loud. Sure the diaper change is probably one of the least favorite parts about having a baby. But, that does not mean we get to not do it. Having a baby is a team effort. Not only does…
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You spend so much time worrying about how people raise their kids, but why? We evaluate ourselves against others, watching social media, creating parenting anxiety. You find yourself asking, ‘Am I raising my kid right?’ Or worse, ‘Oh, I would never let my kid do that.’ Like most things in life, we parent differently. It’s…
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There is a clear difference when my wife packs the diaper bag and when I do it. I’m not even going to go into the neat organization of the bag when she does it. I fell like if everything makes it into the bag we are off on the right foot. Here is my recommendation…
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We have four kids, ranging in age from 14 to 33, and they’re pretty well spread out when it comes to which “photo era” they grew up in. When the older two kids were little in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, we were still in the Film Age. Digital cameras were still in their…
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How great could being a dad actually be? I mean, let’s face it; between grunts of exhaustion, the only thing your coworkers can manage to say about parenthood is how their kids wrecked something else. From the living room lamp to the plans they made with their friends–it seems kids break everything. Well, I’m here…
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We love our kids and we love our dogs. Heck before our human kids came along our pets were top dog (definitely pun intended). But, what do we do when it comes time to introduce our human children to our slightly furrier ones? A baby coming into the house is a giant change for your…
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As parents, watching your kids succeed is one of the best feelings in the world. This is exactly why it is so hard to see them fail and even harder to let them do it. There is a balance that has to happen between failure, success, and parental assistance. Why we should change how we…
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