Meet The Most Interesting Dad On YouTube

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If you’ve ever wandered on the internet, you know there are many things to experience. Sights. Sounds. Videos. Images. There is a dense forest of people and ideas, objects and motivations that spreads beyond all physical horizons. Lately, people have been talking about a Dark Web where things happen beyond the normal to and fro […]



See How a Kid So Easily Out-Humans His Doctor

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You’ve probably seen a post by Humans of New York before. It’s a remarkable Facebook Page, created by Brandon Stanton, with the snapshots he takes of people lives, photos and mini stories of the strangers he encounters and makes genuine connections with in New York City. This photo was posted by Humans of New York, […]



Dad Makes Daughter Promise No Boyfriends

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I want my boys to abide by a few strict rules. I’m not even going to go into what they are, because they’re totally immaterial when applied to your life, and they’re only strict because I want them to be happy adults. I hope they follow them. But you know what? It’s up to them. […]



NAILED IT Is The New EPIC FAIL (16 Pics)

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Some people seem to have crafting, cooking and DIY-ing as a sort of magical super power, they make it look so flippin’ easy. So easy, the rest of us can easily get caught up into a delusional enthusiasm. Especially parents, it seems. It’s been said “you miss 100% of the shots you DON’T take,” but […]



What if KIDS were Pokémon! (6 Parodies)

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There are three types of people in this world: 1) people who’ve played Pokémon, 2) people who haven’t, and 3) people who have kids that play, or are addicted to the video games, cartoons, movies and merchandise. Whichever you are, you’re probably at least vaguely aware of the quirky, strategy card game in some way. […]



5 Tips For School Dropoffs

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School has begun and people have begun inundating our social feeds with quaint, sappy photos of their sweet little bags of questions and poopies. Today, I’d like to speak to you, parents, visiting the school to drop off your kids. I’ve been going for a few weeks now, and I’ve noticed a couple of trends. […]



Java – Comic by Lunar Baboon

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Lunar Baboon Comics   Never let your kids know your weaknesses. At least not until they’ve moved out… Okay, not even then. Maybe coffee isn’t your kryptonite. Maybe it’s that you can’t stand seeing them hurt; watch out, they’ll make ketchup look a Hollywood makeup effect to get out of something. Or maybe you have […]



What It’s Like Being A Parent, Part Nine: Am I Doing It Right?

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Parenting is a guessing game, a second-guessing game, filled with ambiguous moments, and despite contrary opinions, there simply isn’t a true manual or roadmap for parenthood. It’s basically all experiential. That said, there’s a reason so many people write about mother- and fatherhood. So many of us are trying to figure this thing out, or […]



My Wife Just Confessed… #229

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“Oh. I never watched Goonies.” ““Elizabeth I just stood there for a moment. Waiting for her to laugh and punch me in the arm. But the laugh never came and the metaphorical punch was only an uppercut to my brain. A moment before my wife dropped this bomb, I’d made a One-Eyed Willy joke and […]



Force Friday in a Nutshell

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Shouldn't have gone to @target tonight. My nerd heart can't take this @starwars nerdgasm. #starwars #starwarstoys A photo posted by Charlie N Andy HowToBeADad.com (@howtobeadad) on Sep 3, 2015 at 8:26pm PDT The entire internet is basically a full-blown nerd paradise right now. This photo represents before or after 12am. Force Friday indeed. What should […]