Mental health, especially among men, is a topic often spoken of in hushed tones ... if spoken about at all. City Dads Group has long advocated the importance of male mental health, asking the subject be brought into the forefront whenever the health and parenting is discussed. We're happy to learn our friends at Fodada, the dad-oriented clothing company, believe the same with its new Mental Fitness campaign. "We want to shift the dialogue around mental health to focus on its positive impact. We want to refocus the dialogue to mental fitness. A positive approach," the company's website … [Read more...]
Movember 2018: Move It or Mustache It for Men’s Health
Toss your razor and shaving cream, gents -- Movember 2018 is here. November is “Movember” -- "mo" being short for mustache. This is the month when men all over the world let their upper lips get fuzzy for the sake of bringing awareness to men's health issues. As it has done for the past several years, members of City Dads Group join three other father-friendly organizations to sprout whiskers under our noses to support the The Movember Foundation in its mission to promote awareness and raise money for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide … [Read more...]
Parenting Sick Kids: The Art of Juggling (Vomit) Bowls Atop a Unicycle
An acrobat known as Red Panda has been a staple of basketball halftime shows across the country for more than 20 years. I once saw her in person at an NBA game years before I had children. I was stunned by her simple in concept, yet seemingly impossible in practice, act. In short, she rides a very tall unicycle, places an increasing numbers of bowls onto her foot and leg, flips the bowls into the air, and catches them in a stack on her head. She never stops peddling her unicycle and she rarely ever drops a bowl. Her performances are mesmerizing. But because I was a single, child-free … [Read more...]
F*ck 40: Lifting the Midlife Fog After Milestone Birthday
The 40th birthday party my wife threw for me was legendary – the next day’s massive hangover being evidence enough. My head pounded on that first official day of my fourth decade as I trudged out of bed and began picking up the remnants of the past night’s celebration. As I emptied the second half-full beer can of the morning, I mumbled, “F*ck 40.” My tone was dismissive – as if I was saying something snide like, “I’m better than ever” or “age is just a number” or “40 is still sort of a millennial, right?” Maybe I was trying to convince myself. The hangover, though, has not gone … [Read more...]
Lying: Dropping Standards, Among Other Things, When It Comes to Your Child’s Fibs
My kids are generally quite honest. This is good because they are incredibly inept at lying. A prime example comes in the form of my son when it comes to brushing his teeth. Or rather, not brushing them. If he has cleaned his crooked off-whites, it's all sweetness and chubby angelic cheeks and here, Daddio -- have a whiff of my minty Colgate breath. If he hasn't, he'll lie right to your face, providing your face is floating somewhere up near the ceiling because that is where his eyes roll up toward when he lets the bull fly. "Let me smell your breath," I'll ask. "Maahh! You … [Read more...]
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