All Posts Tagged With: "parents"

Learning to Untie Knots

As my wife pulled the hose around from the faucet to the walkway, the coils intertwined in front of me and formed a perfect sheepshank knot. She looked back at the tangle in frustration. Without a word, I calmly reached down and pulled free the one critical loop, releasing the knot and allowing her to continue pulling the hose around.

2May2010 | Jeremy | 4 comments | Continued

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Discovering Dad Blog Carnival – January 2010

Welcome to the January 2010 edition of Discovering Dad Blog Carnival. The Discovering Dad Blog Carnival is a monthly carnival that includes fun and informative posts about unique experiences, perspectives and challenges of being a dad. It also includes posts that talk about the impact of dads on the lives of children, spouses and family members, as well as some general parenting posts of interest.

16Jan2010 | Jeremy | 1 comment | Continued

Discovering Dad Blog Carnival – November 2009

Welcome to the November 2009 edition of Discovering Dad Blog Carnival. The Discovering Dad Blog Carnival is a monthly carnival that includes fun and informative posts about unique experiences, perspectives and challenges of being a dad. It also includes posts that talk about the impact of dads on the lives of children, spouses and family members, as well as some general parenting posts of interest.

7Nov2009 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt Giveaway

It’s been a while since I ran a giveaway for readers. It’s not that I haven’t had opportunities, but the ones presented just haven’t seemed right for the site lately. Everyone loves pets though, and my kids instantly took to this fun new book by David Catrow called Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt.

7Aug2009 | Jeremy | 45 comments | Continued

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Discovering Dad Blog Carnival – July 2009

Welcome to the July 2009 edition of Discovering Dad Blog Carnival. The Discovering Dad Blog Carnival is a monthly carnival that includes fun and informative posts about unique experiences, perspectives and challenges of being a dad. It also includes posts that talk about the impact of dads on the lives of children, spouses and family members, as well as some general parenting posts of interest.

12Jul2009 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Discovering Dad Blog Carnival – June 2009

Welcome to the June 2009 edition of Discovering Dad Blog Carnival. The Discovering Dad Blog Carnival is a monthly carnival that includes fun and informative posts about unique experiences, perspectives and challenges of being a dad. It also includes posts that talk about the impact of dads on the lives of children, spouses and family members, as well as some general parenting posts of interest.

14Jun2009 | Jeremy | 2 comments | Continued

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Child Safety – Close Call Contest Winners

Congratulations to Lin from Telling It Like It Is and SciFi Dad from Tales From the Dad Side for winning the Child Safety – Close Call Comment Contest.

11Aug2008 | Jeremy | 3 comments | Continued

What Dads Think About Moms Body After Babies

This article is Part 4 of 5 for the series What Dads Really Think – Moms Want to Know. Momo from Momo Fali’s. wants to know what dads really think about mom’s body after babies. Momo explains why she and other Moms want to know: It’s fairly well known that the more attractive you are, [...]

3Jul2008 | Jeremy | 44 comments | Continued

Premature Heartache – Darkness before Light

This article is a continuation from Premature Panic – Hitting Rock Bottom Lori and I were sitting in the cafeteria when her cell phone rang. It was the doctor calling from upstairs in the NICU. She told us that the PICC line procedure was successful, and they confirmed by x-ray that the placement was good. [...]

2Jun2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Premature Confidence – The Long Fall Down

This article is a continuation from Premature Hope – The Calm Before the Storm Having a baby is a big deal. There are a lot of people you need to call, ranging from family and friends to bosses and insurance companies. After leaving Caitlin in the NICU and going back to Lori’s room, the two [...]

29May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

What Moms Really Think About – Pet Peeves

This post is Part 4 of 5. See Related Posts at bottom for links to all parts. What Moms Really Think is a 5-part series featuring insights from Moms about specific topics of interest to Dads. The objective of the series is to explore relationships between men and women that have the added complexity of [...]

1May2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

Is it More Important to be a Good Dad or a Good Husband?

This is such a loaded question. There really isn’t a good answer. It’s kind of like asking which one of my kids I love most. It’s subjective and stupid to speculate. Good Husband vs Good Dad I’ve been asked multiple times this month if I think it’s more important to be a good husband or [...]

15Apr2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

I Don’t Know How I Survived Growing Up in GA

Last night, I flew from Dulles to Atlanta to visit with my parents for a few days, as well as pick up my grandmother’s car to drive back to Maryland. She can’t drive long distances anymore because of a back injury, so I’ve offered to help each of the last three years. Lori said she [...]

11Apr2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued

The Evolution of Marriage after Parenthood

I love my wife very much. She is my best friend, and I enjoy every day we spend together. When we first met, her family teased me because I always dressed up when we saw them. I felt like it was important to put my best foot forward, and it helped to boost my confidence. [...]

8Apr2008 | Jeremy | 14 comments | Continued