Matching dad/child superhero capes, brushing hair, campaigning for #AmazonFamilyUS, demanding changing tables in men’s public restrooms — all lightning rods of modern fatherhood. In most homes though, being a dad isn’t always Instagrammable and there are no hashtags capable of capturing the breadth of emotions, skills and tasks many dads […]
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, Litter Genie® and Fancy Feast®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #Catparents http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV In the pet parenthood game, as with most anything in life, there are winners and there are, well, non-winners. By […]
In December, I think I might have accidentally-on-purpose inspired a 3rd grader, which was weird because I’d never met the lad before and because I’m not usually the one doing the inspiring. Hey! I never did write about that amazing morning spent giving career day presentations. I will, soon. Thanks […]
Holy shit was I ever the most pretentious of assholes. It started when I was 17 and I got The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen for my birthday or for Christmas, I honestly cannot remember the occasion that brought forth the gift that would change my life forever. I think it was […]
*Below is an excerpt from a new story of mine that has been published today on You Plus 2 Parenting, as part of their annual 28 Days Of Play story series. The entirety of the tale of old hockey jerseys and the play habits of my daughters can be found […]
Truth be told, I’d have initially preferred to sink my husky frame into the warm beige leather of the Lincoln Town Car that came to fetch me from a disturbingly populated Terminal D baggage claim carrousel at 12:21 A.M. Truth be told, I’d have fancied a snooze, a half chance […]
There was a time not so long ago, let’s just call that time ‘yesterday’, when I would have judged you, quietly, to myself in the moment that we two shared without your knowledge but not in nearly as creepy a way as that sounds, and then to my wife later […]
After a nearly 3-month hiatus, the OWTK Radio Show has returned with episode 5 “These Are The Best Years Of Our Lives”. The show features a new monologue at the top and three performed stories from OWTK: The Grounds Behind Her Eyes, Saying Goodbye, and Taylor Swift & The Cynical […]
