The BEST gift book for Father's Day! Dad's Book of Awesome Projects!

Story Time: Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects

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We have been talking about books so much lately that we finally realized: there are an insane amount of great books out there! Not the boring, frumpy kind of books. THE BUTT-KICKING AWESOME KIND! So, we decided to start sharing them with you. Today’s book is by a gentleman who deserves both praise and a […]



Best Friends

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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. […]



My Kid Just Said… #24

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“Thomas da Twain has a penis!” -Lucas (2013, 3.5 years old)  Mommies have a not-penis (aka bajina). Daddies have a penis (aka a not-jina). And twains ::ehem:: trains apparently do, too? Listening to a young child explain who’s got what or who doesn’t is pretty much the best reality TV show that will never and […]



Our Epic Play Date

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We aren’t the types to use the word YOLO in a sentence, let alone all by itself, but when we were asked to invent and lead an activity for 200 people at Hyundai’s “Epic Play Date” event just outside Santa Barbara, we knew we had to do something EPIC. YOLO. You only live once. To […]



This Metaphor Can Kick Your Ass

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The latest movie featuring Marvel’s metal-clad hero, Iron Man 3, manages to do something seemingly impossible. It takes Tony Stark’s character down a more serious path without losing any of the inherent fun superhero stories should have. In fact, if Iron Man is Marvel’s Batman (both rich white guys with no superpowers but lots of […]



The “Hm” Scale of Women

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Women probably have an “Uh” scale like The “Uh” Scale of Men I showed you last week, but repetition can be pretty boring. So I’ve chosen this Hm scale to demonstrate how the length and tone of a spoken word/sound can change its meaning. Especially for women. Why especially for women? The varied meanings of […]



My Kid Just Said

My Kid Just Said… #23

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“I want to be a fiweman. So I can wescue people.” -Lucas (2013, 3.5 years old)  Sometimes my kids say things to me that are so moving to me that I catch myself, the look I’m wearing on my face. Because sometimes the aftermath of a heart-microwaving statement or moment is me sitting there, still, […]



Happy Auld Lang Birthday, Charlie!

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For my cyborg genius partner, Charlie, a little Birthday sing along Andy-Herald-style this weekend with a festival crowd of writer friends at the Mom 2.0 Summit. Happy Birthday, Charlie! -Andy  



Happy Birthday Two Me

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Today is my birthday so I wanted to let you all know about the gift I really want this year: Healthy. Balls. That’s right. Today is the day my testicles were born, so I’ve decided to throw them a small, slightly egg-shaped birthday party. It’s a joint party, of course, so it needn’t be spectacular. […]



My Kid Just Said

My Kid Just Said… #22

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“You taste like a clean pretzel.” -Finn (April 2013, 3.5 years old)  This was after my son licked his mama’s face… First, what? Second, what does a dirty pretzel taste like? Third, how does my son know the difference? So many stories to get to the bottom of…  ““ Previous My Kid Just Said Love […]