2023-01-17 22:30
The past 5 months have been a whirlwind. The trajectory of our life went entirely in a different direction than we could have anticipated. It all started with Jolene getting hurt. Back in Au… Read More
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Daddy's Turn is a website dedicated to a stay at home dad. The site covers issues that pertain to being a father as well as the ups and downs of raising children as a man.
2021-08-06 07:23
Over a year ago I started a goal of paying off my student loans. After about six months I made a decent sized dent. Then covid-19 hit. Amidst the confusion and uncertainty of this pandemic… Read More
2020-03-06 22:23
For over 10 years my wife and I have been paying into an endless black hole of student loans. While in college we accumulated nearly $200,000 in student loans. 10 years after starting to pay… Read More
2019-06-20 08:35
It’s been a fairly long time since I posted on this site. I have a bunch of posts that I need to upload at some point in the future, but until then I have an announcement. … Read More
2018-10-26 04:57
Today was a big milestone for Braeden. He took his first steps unassisted. Jolene was washing some dishes. Braeden was pushing one of his toys he got for his birthday. &nbs&hell…Read More
2018-09-18 05:38
Yesterday Johanna and I were talking about Braeden turning one today. She said, “so Braeden will no longer be…..” I completed here sentence as she paused with the word &ld&hell…Read More
2018-08-21 19:40
Over the past 10 years post college my faith in humanity has been deteriorating. Pastors who you would assume would do great things, do the opposite. Friends you think are friend… Read More
2018-08-04 22:20
When I was a child the number one thing I wanted to was travel. Not that I am old enough to afford traveling, we try as often as we can to see the world. Having children does mak… Read More
2018-07-17 04:03
If you live in southern California, you know the kind of heat we can get. This summer is no different. We don’t have a pool, so Jolene wanted to get something the kids could play in th… Read More
2018-07-05 09:06
It feels like yesterday when we had Johanna watch fireworks for the first time at Jolene’s uncle’s home. Fast forward 6 years for Independence Day Braeden got his first dose of f… Read More
2018-07-04 20:06
4th of July is here. The best part about this time of year for me is that our fruit plants have plentiful fruit on them. Last year I wrote a little about our fruit on our homegrow… Read More
2018-07-02 23:26
Lately we have been really busy with the monotonous routine of work, business, kids, eat, sleep, poop, and repeat. For a while now my Aunt talked about taking us to her river house nor… Read More
2018-06-17 19:07
~This post is still being edited. I plan to add citations and more content. In an effort to get this out by Father’s Day it is still being edited.~ In the not so distant fu… Read More
2018-06-06 19:53
I gently laid down my baby boy and slowly turned to exit the door. Creeeeeek. Crying thus ensued. My children are the most sensitive babies I know when putting them to bed… Read More
2018-06-05 22:59
This past year has been busier than I could have imagined. Often I do have a lot of down time, but when I do I choose to either nap or do something that takes my mind off of things. &n&hell…Read More
2018-04-12 00:19
Yesterday we attempted to take another family photo. We returned to the same place we took our last couple photos. There was wind blowing, Braeden was woken up from a nap, and Jo… Read More
2017-12-25 17:00
Merry Christmas everyone. This past year has been a very successful year. We hit a few major setbacks here and there, but for the most part it’s been good. The most n… Read More
2017-12-25 00:56
Christmas is near: trees decked with holly and ornaments, twinkling lights that line city streets, malls crowded with lines in an effort to see Santa and buy presents, the smell of pine in t… Read More
2017-11-30 08:28
We are in no way an expert in MSC cruises, but we did find out a little about them on our first trip. The following is our tips for MSC Cruises, especially those in the Caribbean. Tips… Read More
2017-11-22 17:09
Countless people have told us we were brave for taking an infant on board a cruise. Some words other than brave were included as well. Since we like traveling we thought it would… Read More
2017-11-21 21:11
Traveling is one of our favorite things as a family to do. As a child the only thing I truly wanted to do more than anything else was to travel the world. Jolene and I have trave… Read More
2017-11-07 08:32
As a child I was raised by my grandparents for the majority of my upbringing. Both my grandparents and parents had sayings they would tell me over and over again. Often I never u… Read More
2017-11-04 22:30
Each and every day Braeden is able to control his head more. Today I was holding him and he just sat there by himself in a normal sitting position. Since he could sit on his own I fig… Read More
2017-11-01 03:29
Halloween is one of Johanna’s favorite holidays. Each year she loves to choose a princess and guise herself around our town trick-or-treating. Each year we buy about $80 of… Read More
2017-09-23 02:52
We always love the change of season. Each season has it’s perks. Winter has rain and snow, which generally is our favorite time of year. Plus you can’t forget C… Read More
2017-09-22 23:25
My baby boy looks like a red banana, literally. Most of his skin is a red tinge, but if you place pressure on his skin the underlying color is yellow. The sclera of his eyes also… Read More
2017-09-21 00:29
I am a techy. When anything new in technology comes out I am all over it. I’ve used different types of cameras for surveillance, as well as a bay camera. This year Netgear came out wit… Read More
2017-09-20 02:00
As of September 17, 2017 at 8:20 p.m. Braeden Lucas Bearden officially entered the world. He arrived a healthy weight of 8 lbs 9 oz and a length of 20 inches. Braeden was born 9… Read More
2017-09-06 00:43
We have been really busy as of late running different businesses. Since it was Labor Day yesterday Johanna didn’t have school. So we finally had a few hours where we could run out and… Read More
2017-09-05 20:46
As each and everyday progresses Johanna is getting more and more excited on the idea that her baby brother is coming soon. When September hit we changed the calendar. September 2… Read More
2017-08-27 04:11
I’m not the typical boxing fan. Once in a while I’ll watch a special event. While waiting for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, watching the Raiders vs. Dallas, fa… Read More
2017-08-22 01:49
When I was in elementary school I remember our teachers pulling the welding helmets out and creating pin hole boxes for us to watch a solar eclipse. It’s one of those events in child&r&hell…Read More
2017-08-08 18:38
Today was the big day. Johanna’s first day of kindergarten. She took her Ariel backpack and lunch tote and began her journey as a school girl. As a father what comes… Read More
2017-08-06 03:35
Have you ever wondered what the small hole in a toilet is? It’s a siphon jet. Toilets work by gravity. The extra hole acts as a siphon to increase the flow of water i… Read More
2017-08-04 16:27
Johanna begins her first year of school next week. She grew up fast, too fast. Did I just say too fast? It seemed like yesterday I was counting seconds. She begins kinderga… Read More
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