Are all your attempts at animal-related dad jokes cat-astrophes? When you doggedly try for howls of laughter from your kids, do you get only catcalls and horse … Read More >> about Best Animal Dad Jokes for Hounding Those You Love
Coney Island for Young, Young at Heart
Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y, kicks off a week-long celebration of “Summer in Our City Dads Group Cities.” Each weekday, we’ll highlight a family fun spot or activity in one or two of the 11 U.S. locations of City Dads Groups.
Turning 8 — Father Reflects on the Importance of Child’s Wondrous Age
The oldest child in our house is turning 8. This shouldn’t seem like that big of a deal. But age 8 was the key year to my life as it is today.
Neverland a State of Mind Parents Should Strive to Keep Alive
My mother impressed upon me at an early age to not be in a hurry to grow up because once you are grown up – you’re out of Neverland for good.
Cleaning Up is Hard to Do. Especially When You’re a Kid
We have colorful plastic bins in which a lot of the kids’ smaller toys are stored. Blocks, dolls, fake food and plates, empty cigarette boxes, three-penny nails, mercury. You know.
Breaking Pacifier Habit Sucks for Parents, Too
Nobody wants their kid to be the one showing up to his first day of school sucking on a Binky, but breaking up with a pacifier is tough.
Fireworks Don’t Work For Me on July 4 … or Anytime
What stars shine and fade and shine again in the sky; warming upturned faces with the glow of patriotism? Why, those would be fireworks. I hate fireworks.