Finish Talia’s List
If you’re not familiar with Talia, she was an inspirational girl. Diagnosed with leukemia and neuroblastoma six years ago, the 13-year-old video-blogged her fight and posted makeup tutorials on her YouTube page. Five days before she passed away, she made a bucket list and it is quite spectacular. She basically gave me a Cliff’s Notes […]
Adults Eating Like Babies (Photographic Evidence)
We’ve all been tempted to do it. That plate of squooshy food, staring up at you. Begging you to do it… “Squoosh me all over your face!” ““Food Imagine if you did. If you just let go. And squooshed. Everywhere! Setting down silverware and giving in to the irresistable tractor beam of the glorious squooshiness […]
Daddy is Full of Shhhhh… Sugar
This image popped up in my Facebook feed. It had a single caption with only six words: “Dave has some explaining to do…” We think the explanation is pretty clear. “I love you because you give me sugar all day. Jack” We’re now in the hangover period after Father’s Day. Jack’s dad is obviously being […]
Skating Through Life
As a younger man, I imagined one day I might become a father. When I dreamed of the man I would one day become, it was always in context of the child I would raise. I haven’t arrived at my destination as a man, and I may never get there, but a child has provided […]
My Kid Just Said… #18
“NO, DADDY! You NOT take a picture of me aaaaaany more!” -Lucas (2013, 3.5 years old) There is camera shyness, and then there’s ohpleasestopit-ness about being photographed or videoed. Some of us can really can be obnoxious Mama- and Papa-razzi with our kids. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with occasionally staging things so a […]
Don’t Bring Dirty Looks to a Machete Fight
How many looks of disgust or ohmahgosh rolls of the eyes do you think this mom gets breastfeeding in public? Bingo! Not many. At least not from people with a full set of arms in their collection. You could argue that it’s because she’s a part of a primitive society and that they’re all simply […]
The Opposite of Politics
Last night, as the commotion was coming to an end, and my son was verging on total insanity from staying up too late, his 3-year-old mind decided to articulate a point I think bears repeating… Good luck stopping Finn from having fun. Imagine living life like that? So, let’s take this message and carry it […]
How To Announce Your Pregnancy & Keep Them Guessing
You should all know by now that taking us seriously can lead to disastrous results. You’ve already seen my birth announcement, right? Well, today I want to show you how I announced that my wife Avara was pregnant… and teach you how you too can create foolproof plan to trick everyone. It was April 1st, […]
Dude Time
There’s something undeniably special about it. The kind of “special” that anyone looks at, whether they have kids or not, and says to themselves, “Ohmygod! THAT is special, right there. Wow! Right!?!” Yes. Dude time. In this crazy world with its breakneck pace, the time you get to just sit back, relax and hang out […]
“What is that thing on your face, Daddy!?!”
“What is that thing on your face, Daddy!?!” is what I hear my son, Lucas, thinking every time he comes at the camera I’m shooting him with. It’s got buttons, lights and it makes curious noises from time to time. And I put it up to my face. How could I blame him for […]
