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Where Similac And “The Mother ‘Hood” Go Wrong, and Why It Matters
This week, Similac released a new campaign video that has been getting a lot of attention, and with good reason. It’s funny, it’s touching, and it sends a fantastic message about parenting: that we’re...
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My Friend Oren
Today, my friend Oren Miller was laid to rest. I met Oren in person in 2012, at the National At-Home Dad Network’s annual Convention. It was my first, and it was a weekend full of first-time...
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Amazon Mom? Still? It’s time for #AmazonFamilyUS
Yeah, you heard me. I’m “raging” against Amazon Mom again. It’s been a while. It was August of 2012 when I last wrote about how nonsensical it is for Amazon to continue to insist that they have to use...
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A Good & Honest Easter
As parents we like to have a plan, but a huge part of being a parent is thinking on your feet. Sometimes it’s how to answer a difficult question posed by a kid. Sometimes it’s figuring out how to clean...
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I Want Milk for Father’s Day
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my six years as a stay-at-home dad, it’s that establishing — and honoring — routine can save your sanity. Whether it’s a scarily complex bedtime routine, a daily...
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#FitKitchen Tries Out for the Role of my Kitchen “Wingman”
If there’s one thing people know about me, it’s that along with being a dad, singing, and drawing, one of the things I love most is cooking. I write here and on my Facebook page often about the recipes...
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A Red Car, Four Strapping Lads, and an Exploding Tire
Do you remember your first car? Of course you do. It’s one of those things you never forget, right? I always hear about kids being given their first car as a gift, like these teens meeting this...
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At last, Amazon Mom is now Amazon Family.
It’s finally happened! Joining the rest of the world in equality, the Amazon Mom program in the United States is now officially called Amazon Family, as it is in the rest of the world. To recap, I...
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“The Daddy Doctrines” is now “The Full Routly!”
I’ve been thinking for some time about making a major change here on my site, and with Amazon finally acquiescing on the Amazon Mom thing, I thought it was time I too took the plunge into a name...
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My Mother’s Eggnog
Family traditions are funny things. We follow them for years, and often have no idea why. Nothing hammers that home like getting married and having to navigate the combining of old traditions, even as...
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Baking Dad: Ninjago Birthday Cake
The tradition continues! In the months preceding my (now) 5-year-old son’s birthday, I frequently asked him what he wanted me to make for his special cake. For a long time the answer was “Monkey,” his...
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All My Son Wanted for His Birthday Was a Baby of His Own
Other than a Ninjago cake and LEGOS, the thing my son wanted most for his birthday was a baby. He’s been asking my wife and I a lot lately when our family is going to have another baby in it, and has...
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Marvel Universe LIVE Is Coming to PDX!
My kids are huge fans of All Things Marvel. From the cartoons, to the comics, to the movies, they’re developing encyclopedic knowledge of the characters and storylines like nobody’s business. SO when I...
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Four Things About Marvel Universe LIVE That Will Blow My Kids’ Minds!
In just a few more weeks, our family will be eagerly racing to the Moda Center here in Portland, for one of the most anticipated activities we’ve ever done — the Marvel Universe LIVE show. I’m so...
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Dads4Kesem: Why I’m Walking 84-Miles Across England This Summer
What I’m about to tell you honestly started as something of a joke, to me. Someone posited the idea, and others got on board, and it truly sounded pretty awesome, but… there was just no way I could do...
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To Yo-Kai! The Cause of, and Solution to, All of Life’s Problems
As my kids get older, their choices in entertainment have gotten more complicated. They went from simple, charming shows about shapes and colors, to memorizing every member of certain super-teams and...
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Marvel Universe LIVE in PDX (Review)
My boys had a tough decision to make this morning, after they’d finished breakfast and had to get dressed: Which superheroes would they be dressing up as to go see Marvel Universe LIVE? My youngest...
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Sausage-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped, Maple-Glazed BBQ Turkey Breast
One of my strongest childhood memories was our family trip in 1985 to Orlando, Florida; our first pilgrimage to Walt Disney World. We did a lot of fun things, saw a lot of amazing sights, and ate a lot...
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What’s the best Dad Car? #KBBDads
I’ve never been much of a “car guy.” In general, when I’ve thought about getting a car, my thoughts have been for me mostly about practical necessity and price, and way less about engine specs, or any...
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Disney on Ice is coming to Portland!
Last year I was stoked to get to take my boys to see Marvel Universe LIVE. They had an amazing time. So I was equally excited to be able to tell them recently that we’ll be heading back to the MODA...
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