SuburbanDaddy

Last week I went to Red Robin for lunch. Sitting in the booth next to us was a toddler girl, maybe 2 or 3 years, with her mom. The girl kept standing up and turning around to our table, like toddlers do, but it wasn’t what I would call particularly bad behavior. [...]

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In my youth, which means before I had kids, I had trouble getting up in the morning. I had to be very careful to set my alarm, or else I would sleep through whatever it was I had to do. Ahhh, youth.
I haven’t set an alarm clock in four and a half [...]

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We all have episodes from our past that we may not be proud of. Many are the exact behaviors we tell our kids not to do. Don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t have sex, don’t pierce, don’t get a tattoo.
Luckily for us parents, MySpace, YouTube, and digital cameras weren’t around when we young, so [...]

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Thanks to dad-to-be James, I just learned about a new site called BabySpot for sharing photos and videos of your baby.
Parents from all over the world congregate here to share their child’s baby pictures, offer parenting tips & tricks through parenting blogs, and to meet new people and share family stories on their family blog.
And [...]

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This week is National Turn Off Your TV Week.
Turning off the television gives us a chance to think, read, create, and do. To connect with our families and engage in our communities. To turn off TV and turn on life.
A nice thought, but I don’t think I could make it. Well, maybe [...]

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Wow! My parenting poll from last week about leaving children unattended in cars, touched off a firestorm of discussion.
I must say, I didn’t realize this was such a hot topic. I also wasn’t aware of some of the tragic incidents which have taken place across the country. I want to thank Andrea [...]

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I was very surprised to see a segment on the Today Show today about stay at home dads. I was even more excited to see my blog buddy Rebel Dad, live, on the show!
One small step for Rebel Dad. One giant leap for Dad-kind.

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As a parent, you often find yourself doing things which to the casual observer would seem ridiculous. But, to you, there is a very logical, rational explanation.
Case in point: Tonight, I had to draw 30 trapezoids on a piece of paper before Thing 1 would go to bed. Seem a little strange? [...]

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