Try as I might, there’s simply no way I’ll ever again bear witness to a pow-wow of my face and my feet. At 40 years of age, I’m not even half as flexible as I once was, so sadly, my toenail-biting career has come to an end. A moment of […]
This humorously sad story appears in the book Men’s Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny by Alisha Gaddis. It is performed here by me, the author, as a way of editing it during the writing process. Everything in this story is true, unfortunately. I hope you enjoy On Bended Knee […]
He blew in with the wind, very early on an otherwise unremarkable Sunday morning, and for nearly an hour he answered the phones of a doctor’s office, natural history-ish museum, King Tut’s residence in ancient Egypt, and ‘The Crumblers’ factory where they, um, crumble stuff. The voice of the famously […]
Dickies® wants us dads to get out there and have a catch with our kids. I’m happy to be partnering with them to tell this fun story and to convince every proud papa to get out in the yard this summer and toss a ball around with their daughters and […]
Can you even imagine being a goose trying to write a parenting blog? This is the Ballad of a Goose Mom Blogger. “We’re so happy to welcome our five little furry bundles of joy into the world!! #Blessed” – 7:43 AM May 9, 2015 “The kids are doing so well! […]
This post is brought to you by Mott’s and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. I mean, who really has time for a shower these days? Amirite, ladies?! [crickets] In a pinch, we dads know a damp washcloth and a dab of shower gel tidies up most all the […]
*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 […]
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 […]
