Dynamite Dads

  It has been an interesting year and a half… After years of struggling with the decision, my wife and I decided to take the plunge. My other four children are from my 1st marriage, and they are all adults now. My “baby” girls turned 18 in February. After a year of trying naturally, we [...]

(Originally published 10/4/11) I should have posted this weeks ago. Curse of an overburdened mind. Now I must ask you to please help quickly… I have mentioned that I belong to this men’s organization. This is one of the ways we give back to the community. Please go to http://walkforycs.org/index.html and either register or donate. [...]

(Originally published 9/26/11) If there was only one thing I could teach you, dear reader, and the world, it would be this – be responsible in all that you do. Now, I understand that is a very broad concept. I have been wracking my brain since last week trying to figure out how to explain [...]

(Originally published 9/5/11) Probably the three most dreaded words to a Dad are usually “Some Assembly Required”. The three most dreaded words to most kids are “Back to School”. And for kids, they begin appearing more than a month in advance! A six years ago, I decided my family would start ending our summers in [...]

(Originally published 9/1/11) A few months back I came across this article about kids and lying. http://manofthehouse.com/family/child-development/4-truths-about-kids-lying The author, Steve Kissing, makes a good point about how our kids learn that we lie. They see us lie to be social (I’d love to see pictures of your vacation!), to avoid uncomfortable situations (Dad, aunt Gloria [...]

(Originally published 8/15/11) Friends, I have been on a journey of personal growth since November of ’06, but this last nine months have been tremendous for me, especially these last three months. You may recall a few months ago I mentioned my involvement with a men’s organization. If not, no worry, I’ll talk about it [...]

(Originally published 7/25/11) WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMIC STRIP MAY BE EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE TO SOME PEOPLE. IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, GOOD! IT MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. IT ALSO MADE ME THINK AND THAT’S WHY I PRESENT IT HERE. CLICKING THE COMIC WILL TAKE YOU TO THE CYANIDE AND HAPPINESS WEB PAGE WHERE YOU CAN SEE [...]

(Originally published 6/30/11) Yesterday, I had to make the call to euthanize one of my cats. When I got together with my wife, she had six cats. Three went to an old friend of hers and we kept three. In the last few years, two passed away, and were recently replaced by two of the [...]

(Originally published 6/15/11) I’ll keep this short and sweet. The title says it all, I feel like I am juggling on a tightrope. I have a lot of commitments I am handling right now. Through it all I am also trying to stay sane. Note that I said trying… One of my commitments, this blog, [...]

(Originally published 6/8/11) There was a time a few years ago where I was feeling totally burnt out. I was doing the least amount of work I could get away with at my job. I was minimally present in my marriage. I was marginally engaged with my kids. All in all, I was a zombie. [...]