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50 Most Traumatizing Movie Moments in Kids’ Films
I watched WAY too many movies as a kid. Certain movies were in heavy rotation. Others were only hauled out for special occasions. The beauty of finally getting a VHS player was in learning that we only had to run down to the video store or pull out one of the many over-dubbed cassettes with […]
Can’t Calm Them, Join Them
We’ve all (the royal WE) been there. Your kid is screaming bloody murder and they just seem like they need a little compassion, a gentle caress or a calm voice. Do we cave? Do we succumb to their emotional demands? Well, this father did and it proved to all of us doubters that sometimes things […]
Eagle Rides for Toddlers!?!
Your pants and undies may be safe watching this, but you will crap in your soul for sure. (Reassuring spoiler: happy ending. Sorry about the spiritual poop mess part, though.) In the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, giant Eagles play majestic animals that swoop in to the rescue. Um… yeah… this is not […]
3 Reasons Pizza Should Be A Thanksgiving Tradition
Dude, Thanksgiving is the Iron Chef of holidays. No doubt. Between the prep and cooking, you can lose DAYS of your life to the abyss of your kitchen. So Finn and I decided to write three reasons you should use pizza instead of turkey on Thanksgiving. Simple, right? Please go check out my post here […]
Thanksgiving Theme Song
Remember when Rebecca Black came out with “Friday” and it was largely considered the worst song to appear on YouTube? Well, I guess we didn’t learn the first time. The same brilliant minds have created a new video and this one is called, “It’s Thanksgiving.” Shocker: IT’S ABOUT THANKSGIVING. And watch the video all the […]
Weekend Movie Pick: LINCOLN
We haven’t really given our opinion on many subjec…. BWAHAHAHAHA. Truth is, we don’t like to dirty up your pristine minds with our ridiculous thoughts. But sometimes, there are certain situations when we have to break our own rules. Steven Spielberg’s new film, Lincoln, is worth watching. Forget Twilight. Forget Skyfall. Lincoln is where it’s […]
Stuffed Animal Assassin, Dragon Baby
Sometimes… when parents gaze lovingly at their child, they see themselves, a perfect combination of two separate people in one, giggling forward into the future for them. Other times… they see an ex-assassin seeking revenge, one-by-one, on the group of killer stuffed animals that betrayed… Erm… Okay. Maybe that never happens. UNTIL NOW! I bow […]
Fatherhood Friday: Branden Campbell of Neon Trees
Hey Kids, So, we’re starting a new thing here at “How To Be A Dad” and it’s a total experiment. Last week, we interviewed a notable father, Ron Fugelseth, on our Facebook page. You can catch that here! Today from 2-3pm PST, we have our next guest… Branden Campbell, bassist for Neon Trees! We’ll be […]
Fatherhood Fridays #12: Five Weirdest Halloween Costumes
Every year the evolution of Halloween costumes seems to go away from the upright-walking hominids we have become and drifts toward regression. In a sentence: WE ARE GETTING WEIRDER, PEOPLE. So, I felt it would be a “good” idea to highlight the strangest Halloween costumes you can now buy online and drive the point home […]
Hilarious Kid Conversations REENACTED!
Some of the most entertaining and hilarious eavesdropping an all-growed-up person will do is listening to young kids having a conversation with each other. When the kids aren’t aware of or don’t care about the presence of big folks. NOW. Imagine someone took a recording of two kids talking and reenacted it! You can stop […]
