An HONEST List of What I Give Thanks For
Well… Being completely honest? I give thanks for: Sleep Whenever. Wherever. However much I can get. Coffee My unicorn blood for when I haven’t gotten much of the one above. Bourbon The good stuff. No tarantula juice for me. Food Preferably the drool-inducing kind that doesn’t upset any part of […]
The Father Is Strong with This One (4 Comics)
It’s hard not to try to pass on the things we loved as a kid to our own kids. Star Wars has become such a cultural phenomenon that it’s really our duty as parents, if you look at it, to teach them the ways of the Force, well… at lease teach them about the movies […]
A Guide to the Outrageous Obstacles of Feeding Young Kids
Annie’s Homegrown partnered with us to bring this Instructional Diagram to life. So we could just all stare in confused fascination at some of the challenges in the mind-bending obstacle course parents face in getting food in their kids’ faces. You don’t need to train your kids to breathe. So you’d kind of think, […]
My Wife Just Texted… #239
They had one slot open for a trial lesson in the gymnastics class. Our 6yo was mildly interested when we explained what it was, that he could learn how to jump and flip and have fun. This was probably fairly meh for him since he could do that anytime, anywhere. I could see there […]
The Unofficial Trash Compartments of Cars
We’re teaming up with Clorox to tell some more honest stories of the misadventures of parenthood. No one ever says they want to grow up to live in a never-ending wonderland of trash and junk that would make a hoarder teary-eyed with envy. But a lot of us did say we wanted to grow […]
“Public Bathroom” : Convos With My 4-Year-Old
Some of the things we experience in public restrooms with our kids are best blacked out of our memories. Taking them to go “potty” is rough enough at home, but a trip to a public restroom is like napalm on a train wreck. This video by Matt and David (featuring Matt’s wife, Leila) hilariously demonstrates […]
Dad Jokes Hall of Shame
What people are calling “dad jokes” nowadays, I always thought of as kids’ jokes, but I guess kids grow up, reproduce and continue vigorously tossing around these goofy groaners. You know what I’m talking about… Son: Dad, I’m hungry. Dad: Hi, Hungry. I’m Dad! Sort of like the whole “dadbod” thing, where something crappy-but-lovable is […]
The Most Important Room in Your House: The Bathroom (4 Comics)
When you become a parent, the bathroom transforms into the most important room in your home. Fact. Poop happens. It’s part of life, but it rudely shoulders its way to the front of the line when you’ve got kids. It’s not just bodily functions, though. The massive amount of time you’ll spend in the bathroom […]
My Wife Just Said… #237
“Can I put ‘peace and quiet’ on my Christmas wish list?” ““Elizabeth “I’m going to get you ‘loudness’ as my present. Heeheeheeheehee!” ““Our 6yo son Halloween just passed by in a whirlwind, and Thanksgiving is looming on the horizon of a pair of pants that won’t fit anymore. As a kid, the end months […]
10 Ancient Parenting Tips from Ninjas
People are always looking online or reading books to gain greater wisdom, or even just a single solitary friggin’ clue. This seems especially true for parents, who often feel massively overdrawn on their clue accounts. Fortunately, we can borrow from the past and learn from ancient masters of disciplined study and training, from the secret […]
