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Seven Ways to Role Model Thankfulness
People like to complain. If it’s not the rise in gas prices, then it’s the fall in stock values. Taxes are too high, and political accountability is too low. The economy is in the toilet, and customer service sucks! The house is always dirty, and the kids never appreciate how hard you work to put [...]
8Jul2008 | Jeremy | 24 comments | Continued
Top 10 Discoveries About Being a Good Dad
This Father’s Day, I felt it important to try and capture some of the key things I’ve learned as a father over the past 16 years. The theme of Discovering Dad is ‘learning what it means to be a good dad,’ so what’s the point of learning if I don’t share? In no particular order, [...]
14Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
What is Your Favorite One Hit Wonder? Twitter Fun!
One of the fun things about Twitter is that it leads to spontaneous conversations about funny or stupid stuff. Chuck from D is for Dad wrote a post about kid-friendly videos, and then he somehow found a way to end the post with the ’80s song Video Killed the Radio Star. I “thanked” Chuck on [...]
14May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Do’s and Don’ts of Complimenting Your Wife on Mother’s Day (Or Any Other Time)
I recently read an article at A Good Husband that planted a seed in my mind for a future post. The article had to do with building a habit of complimenting your wife, which I think is a good endeavor for all Dads. Giving compliments are not as easy as you might think though. There [...]
9May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
Dos & Don’ts of Motivating Dad – Advice for Moms
*Disclaimer: This post is meant for moms who would like to help ‘good’ dads become even ‘better.’ If you really are married to a slack-ass-MF, then these tips might seem pointless. If you are one of those S-A-MF dads, for some reason the media thinks you represent all dads, which to me is extremely discouraging. [...]
21Apr2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
20 Kinds of Dads – Which One are You?
There are many stereotypes and preconceived notions about what it means to be a “Dad.” In general, the perception is that Dads are default parents, or the one who is ‘on-call’ for times when Mom has something else to do. The truth is there are many kinds of dads – good and bad – just [...]
24Mar2008 | Jeremy | 9 comments | Continued
Discovering Dad – Favorite Places and Resources
These are the places I go online for information, inspiration and entertainment. They are not limited to my role as a Dad. They include the most common sites I use as a writer, publisher, member of the ‘man club’ and Dad blogger. It is not an all-encompassing list, but rather a filtered list of the [...]
21Mar2008 | Jeremy | 9 comments | Continued
5 Tips to Saving Extra Spending Money for Summer Vacation
Most families plan vacations during the summer months because the kids are off from school and the weather is conducive to many kinds of outdoor activities. Trips to the beach or resorts, like Disneyland or Disneyworld, are popular destinations. Vacations cost parents a lot of money though, and many save year-round just to be able [...]
17Mar2008 | Jeremy | 1 comment | ContinuedDiscovering Dad Mobile Site
Discovering Dad in the Media
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Daddies Go Digital article
Honestly, your friends who were partying for that summer, will probably not remember their parties, but you have a great ...
Interesting comments from the men here. I love my wife now more than ever since the birth of our ...
i got a lot of really cool ideas today. i think im going to take my dad out to eat ...
"He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how."- Friedrich Nietzsche
This quote just gives me the ...
Hi! This post could not be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He ...
