Bad Product Idea #2: Thongies Diaper Thongs
“The softness of a baby’s butt is the stuff of legend. Maybe even myth. So… How could anyone want hide something so smooth and scrumptiously cute!?! Introducing Thongies, the new diaper on the block! They’re sassy and comfy. Diaper rash? Not with this breathability! Each Thongie is like a flippin’ wind tunnel! And because […]
Homemade Birthday Cards 2002: Max’s 2nd / Cody’s 4th
Round two of the crazy, custom birthday card saga. I had hoped the Force was strong with these ones when I presented them to Cody and Max, but I never would have imagined the amazing reaction I got. After their delighted recognition of themselves, they actually couldn’t understand it, they were puzzled at how they […]
Hyper-dad-dria (the flip-side to Hypo-mom-dria)
[ click the image to enlarge ] Back in the day (about two months ago), we created a diagram called “Hypo-mom-dria” as a play on the hypochondria some mother’s get into with regard to their little ones. It illustrated the alterations that can occur between what is really seen and what is mentally perceived. […]
Homemade Birthday Cards: Cody’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd
You could ask my boys, “What’s it like to have a designer for a dad?” Lucas would point to his head and say “bonk,” but that’s just because of his limited 2-year-old vocabulary and his passion for headbutting the world at large. Cody and Max would probably say “Birthday cards!” … Or “Coffee!” but you […]
Universal Birth Reaction Assessment Tool
[ click the image to enlarge ] Fact. Moms have a monopoly on pain when it comes to child birth. There is a medical chart called the Universal Pain Assessment Tool that doctors and nurses use to gauge it. Sure, it’s stupid and useless. But what about dads? Dads deserve something stupid and useless, […]
The Call of Nature!
The older boys, Max and Cody, and I headed out for a hike on the weekend. About 5 minutes in, the blazing eye of the sun microwaving my neck reminded me that I didn’t bring any sunscreen. But, as I explained to Lizzie later (as she applied aloe), there is a difference between forgetfulness or […]
Bad Product Idea #1: Flashy Finn Baby Pomade
Ah, pomade. Who could forget that slick, wavy helmet of hair of yesteryear! Well, what could be wrong with adding some James Dean allure, taking your baby to 11 on the cuteness Richter scale? Yes. A lot of things could be wrong with that. But the exploration of how far “wrong” can go is […]
7 Tips for Sleep-Deprived Insomniacs
Insomnia is one of the most perverted jokes life can play on parents who are getting horrible sleep. It’s like getting nauseated at the sight of food even though you’re starving to death. Cruel are the hours, with the little one asleep at last, when all is quiet and dark and you find yourself in […]
“How Not To” Instructional Diagram: Baby Carriers
It has been said that “for every way to do something right, there are a thousand ways do it wrong.” Instruction manuals tend to concentrate on how-to’s, but trust us, the ways you can do or use something incorrectly is far more interesting. Whether it’s helpful is really secondary at How To Be A […]
