Spend enough time on the internet and chatting in parenting forums and it can start to feel like everything you’re doing is wrong. Cosleeping? Wrong. Crib? Wrong. Are you using “time out” as a punishment? You’re permanently damaging your child. Letting them “cry it out”?  You may as well call DCFS now because your kid would...CONTINUE READING

Hello readers! I just wanted to drop in for a quick, joyous morning announcement. Ask Your Dad Blog will be back next week with a more in-depth blog. But an-y-way… We’re having a boy! I’m going to have a son! The bun in the oven has berries!  Hoo-ray!!! Love, (A very happy) Dad Possibly NSFW P.S....CONTINUE READING

We’re going to talk about what I learned from our recent road trip to the left coast. Some of our close friends have a young boy the same age our daughter. We decided to rent a mini-van and drive 30 hours round trip with two almost two-year-olds in the van. Before leaving I solicited advice...CONTINUE READING

I drop my daughter off at my mother-in-law’s house in the mornings. This is one of my daddy jobs. Because it requires me to wake up earlier than usual, and because I am lazy, I fought it as long as I could. At first I told my wife I couldn’t do the morning drop off...CONTINUE READING

Well here we go. Let’s start with introductions. I’m dad. I’m also a father to be. This is a daddy blog. This is a father to be blog. I have a two year old daughter and a yet-to-be-determined bun in my wife’s oven. (S)he’ll be here in November. We live in a middle class suburb...CONTINUE READING