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Ever stumble on something noteworthy online? Neither do we, but this is all of that stuff. Stuff we didn’t author ourselves.

How to Quiet Down a Baby

Posted by on December 28th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

We all know there are a lot of different parenting styles. Probably as many styles as there are parents, right? But I never get tired of discovering things that I would NEVER have thought to do. Seriously, who comes up with some of this stuff? Well, today I present to you… this. Sure, make a [...]

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Eagle Rides for Toddlers!?!

Posted by on December 19th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Your pants and undies may be safe watching this, but you will crap in your soul for sure. (Reassuring spoiler: happy ending. Sorry about the spiritual poop mess part, though.) In the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, giant Eagles play majestic animals that swoop in to the rescue. Um… yeah… this is not [...]

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Rhythm Is a Toddler

Posted by on December 18th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

You know what’s cool? This: Learning that a toddler can dance better than I could ever hope to pretend to even remotely dream of accidentally falling on myself in a way that looks like it’s almost a dance move. This is unreal. I present to you… THE COOLEST TODDLER EVER My wife wants to put [...]

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3 Reasons Pizza Should Be A Thanksgiving Tradition

Posted by on November 21st, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Dude, Thanksgiving is the Iron Chef of holidays. No doubt. Between the prep and cooking, you can lose DAYS of your life to the abyss of your kitchen. So Finn and I decided to write three reasons you should use pizza instead of turkey on Thanksgiving. Simple, right? Please go check out my post here [...]

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Thanksgiving Theme Song

Posted by on November 21st, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Remember when Rebecca Black came out with “Friday” and it was largely considered the worst song to appear on YouTube? Well, I guess we didn’t learn the first time. The same brilliant minds have created a new video and this one is called, “It’s Thanksgiving.” Shocker: IT’S ABOUT THANKSGIVING. And watch the video all the [...]

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Weekend Movie Pick: LINCOLN

Posted by on November 15th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

We haven’t really given our opinion on many subjec…. BWAHAHAHAHA. Truth is, we don’t like to dirty up your pristine minds with our ridiculous thoughts. But sometimes, there are certain situations when we have to break our own rules. Steven Spielberg’s new film, Lincoln, is worth watching. Forget Twilight. Forget Skyfall. Lincoln is where it’s [...]

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Stuffed Animal Assassin, Dragon Baby

Posted by on November 9th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Sometimes… when parents gaze lovingly at their child, they see themselves, a perfect combination of two separate people in one, giggling forward into the future for them. Other times… they see an ex-assassin seeking revenge, one-by-one, on the group of killer stuffed animals that betrayed… Erm… Okay. Maybe that never happens. UNTIL NOW! I bow [...]

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Fatherhood Friday: Branden Campbell of Neon Trees

Posted by on October 26th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Hey Kids, So, we’re starting a new thing here at “How To Be A Dad” and it’s a total experiment. Last week, we interviewed a notable father, Ron Fugelseth, on our Facebook page. You can catch that here! Today from 2-3pm PST, we have our next guest… Branden Campbell, bassist for Neon Trees! We’ll be [...]

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Fatherhood Fridays #12: Five Weirdest Halloween Costumes

Posted by on October 11th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Every year the evolution of Halloween costumes seems to go away from the upright-walking hominids we have become and drifts toward regression. In a sentence: WE ARE GETTING WEIRDER, PEOPLE. So, I felt it would be a “good” idea to highlight the strangest Halloween costumes you can now buy online and drive the point home [...]

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Dad of the Year: Train in Space!

Posted by on September 20th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

There are certain dads I aspire to be like… Cliff Huxtable, Andy Taylor, Mork from Ork… you know. But this guy is the real deal. I posted this video last night on our Facebook page but it needs its own altar on our blog. Here’s a dad who gives his son the Heavens and the [...]

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