2024-03-21 20:03
When you make it through the winter trapped inside with your kids you just want to get outside. Well, to get you to Spring and hopefully a warm and sunny Summer here are some funny parenting… Read More
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This is my personal blog where I talk about parenting, hiking, fishing, camping and talk about other adventures that I have with my family and kids.
2023-12-07 21:01
Dad hacks. I don’t know if I like the word hacks or not. Maybe “things I have learned over the 20 years of being a dad”. But that doesn’t really roll off the tongue l… Read More
2023-08-10 16:11
My toddler always wants to be carried
Why does my toddler always wants to be carried
Is this a familiar scenario for you? You’re taking a nice walk with your family and your 3-ye… Read More
2023-05-12 14:29
As a parent, you just never know what to expect when you have a parent-teacher conference. Will it be all roses and great reports, or will you find out something that was not expected and be… Read More
2023-03-30 17:52
How to Deal With Fighting With Your wife Over Parenting
Is your wife’s parenting style in direct conflict with yours? Do you prefer a gentle parenting strategy while you prefer a mo… Read More
2023-02-20 16:10
How to find a Cub Scout pack
If you’re looking for an engaging and educational program for your child, you may want to consider Cub Scouts. Cub Scouts is a youth program that provid… Read More
2022-12-09 15:51
Winter Activities For Dads And Toddlers: The Best Ways To Keep Your Kids Busy And Entertained
There is nothing more important than the bonds that are created between a father and his youn… Read More
2022-11-10 21:25
Why do babies cry when dad holds them?
Dads and babies can be a tricky combo. Dads are often trying to figure out what to do when their baby cries and it’s hard to know where you st… Read More
2022-10-14 15:02
ABCs of parenting
There are so many words that we associate with parenting.
Love
Protector
Friend
But just one word doesn’t cover it all. We are all about being a… Read More
2022-09-16 20:25
In today’s world, you will see a lot of reactive parents. This means instead of actively being a parent to their child they react to their child’s behavior.
A common reason fo… Read More
2022-08-19 20:58
So you are about to have a kid. Or maybe you just had one. Things are about to get real. Your life is about to change. I would argue for the better. But some might argue that it will change… Read More
2022-08-01 20:28
Reasons why fathers are important
When I see someone who has made bad choices in life the first thing I ask is what was their family life like.
Are mom and dad happily married?&n&hell…Read More
2022-07-18 21:07
Ferne Clyffe State Park Tent Camping
Recently my son and I decided to take a quick 1-night camping trip to Ferne Clyffe State Park. It was very last minute so I got online and looked to s… Read More
2022-07-07 21:14
Dropping off your kids for daycare should not be a difficult task. But for dads, it may seem like the impossible. Typically my wife is the one to drop off the kids because they go to daycare… Read More
2022-06-16 14:45
Last fall my son and I made a trip to Mammoth Cave to camp for a day. We couldn’t get a cave tour for the day we were at Mammoth Cave so I started to look at alternatives.
Mammoth C… Read More
2022-05-29 20:51
I saw a meme the other day from someone that basically equated to this statement.
“I don’t owe my parents anything”
I dug deeper into why someone would say that. Some… Read More
2022-05-06 21:25
3-year-old kids can be challenging. And they can also drive you crazy. People talk about the terrible twos but I would argue that the terrible threes are just as bad if not worse.
These l… Read More
2022-04-27 16:45
It’s Saturday morning and I hear these words coming over the baby monitor “dada … dada … DADA!”
I look at the clock and realize it is not even 6 am. Why ar… Read More
2022-04-16 19:15
One of the six essentials in Cub Scouts is a first aid kit. We like to call it a boo-boo kit because it doesn’t have to be something huge. Just a small kit for a few scratches or cuts… Read More
2022-04-01 15:00
One thing that we can do as parents when we are tired is just to laugh. And what better way to laugh than reading some tired parent memes. All of the memes for today are either about being t… Read More
2022-03-25 13:59
This is a common scenario, you want to enroll your child in scouts so you go out and look for a local pack to join. I have seen these situations play out in a variety of ways.
You s… Read More
2022-03-11 14:59
We recently took a quick weekend trip out of state with the kids. Since the trip was just over the weekend we didn’t do our normal packing list or double-check things because we didn&r&hell…Read More
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