How to Be a Dad

Best Friends

Posted by charlie on May 14th, 2013, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Who wants to get kicked right in the feels? Pucker up… While I’m not certain everyone would agree that being a friend is the same thing as being a dad, and believe me there is a semantic, overly-worded debate there that will never end — I love the subtlety of the moments in this video. [...]

Caveman Love

Posted by David Vienna on April 12th, 2013, under NOTEBOOK

Not all dads fall in love with their baby right away. There, I said it. Now, I can see that you’re reaching for your pitchforks and torches. Before you light that Zippo, hear me out. Dad blogs are full of images of new fathers cooing over their babies and expressing tearful joy over their new [...]

Skating Through Life

Posted by charlie on April 9th, 2013, under SNAPSHOTS

As a younger man, I imagined one day I might become a father. When I dreamed of the man I would one day become, it was always in context of the child I would raise. I haven’t arrived at my destination as a man, and I may never get there, but a child has provided [...]

5 Things I Will Never Do (Now That I’m a Dad)

Posted by charlie on October 29th, 2012, under NOTEBOOK

I’ve often told my friends that fatherhood changes you in all the predictable ways. Fighting to keep my individuality and identity, I believe I’ve won more than I’ve lost, and honestly, I’ve lost parts of myself that were bullshitty anyway. But there were some interesting results I didn’t foresee. Namely, I didn’t realize it would [...]

“People Like Us” – A Ghost Story

Posted by charlie on June 29th, 2012, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Dreamworks Pictures asked me to come watch their movie, “People Like Us” and interview their director, week before last. I’d seen the previews but wasn’t very excited about it. But I was VERY surprised at what I saw. So, I wrote a review of the movie for The Good Men Project today. And I have [...]

A Better Person

Posted by charlie on April 9th, 2012, under NOTEBOOK

Becoming a parent does not make you a better person. Yeah, I said it. I know people like to talk about how becoming a dad or a mom has made them a better human being, that they’ve reformed or magically transformed over night. But that’s not the case for me and I doubt that it’s [...]

The Cycle of Manhood (Illustrated)

Posted by Andy on October 4th, 2011, under INSTRUCTIONAL DIAGRAMS

[ click here to enlarge the image ] Everyone has a father. That sounds like a dumb statement at first. And it may continue to sound so. But it seems like it’s just taken for granted. Really think about it: your father had a father who had a father who had a father… and on [...]

Fatherhood Fridays

Posted by charlie on May 20th, 2011, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY

Today’s “External Use Only” is another potpourri of awesome parenting fail/win aromas. If you’re going to learn anything from How To Be A Dad, let’s start here. For your viewing and smelling pleasure (horrible metaphor gone awry), we present to you today’s Fatherhood Friday:  Who better to learn fathering tips from than the Doggfather himself? [...]

First-Time Father Commercial

Posted by charlie on April 1st, 2011, under EXTERNAL USE ONLY