Daddy Newbie

by Larry Bernstein  larrydbernstein.com. , memyselfandkids.com   Larry Bernstein is a free-lance writer, public school teacher, and tutor. He and his family live in Fair Lawn, NJ. You can find his website at larrydbernstein.com. His blog address is memyselfandkids.com It had been a while since I went to the doctor, and I couldn’t put it off any longer. My wife strongly encouraged …

Isn’t it horrible when our children are sick? They look to us for comfort. They look at us to make it right, but sometimes it’s out of our control. As a person, I really have few fears; but, as a parent, I have hundreds of them–innumerable. My heart breaks when I know that my son is sick. Besides taking him …

We, here at Daddy Newbie Studios, were asked by the great guys/dads at the Life of Dad to become one of  25 Official Entrants in a contest to meet The Rock  in either LA or NY– inspired by The Rocks Super Bowl spot #SuperMilkMan. [Please check out thebreakfastproject.com, and @MilkMustache (#SuperMilkMan and #TheRock).] I have to say… When asked to do …

Hello, my hard-working, fat-burning Chunksters. I know it has been a few days since the last post, but we have been working hard, trying to keep my fatness in check. I have some great news and some bad news, for this installment. The good news first, as sometimes it is ok to eat your dessert first, if it looks good …

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?” Dr. Seuss I’ve been “Dada”–from that first awesome moment when my son first spoke. Of course, when I found out I was going to be a …

I am always going behind my son and his brother–turning off this light, that tv, closing the fridge door, closing the front door, and the back door.  I seem to remind the two of them to turn something off untold numbers of times during the day. Then, when the electric bill comes; well, I remind them in even greater earnest: “Turn …

In the dad-blogger group I belong to, a pretty great guy–by the  named of  Jim Higley–asked our group: “Who would like to talk about your balls–for a good cause?” He asked which of us would like to do a blog post in support of  Team Single Jingles Man UP Monday PARENT BLOGGING TEAM. (As I am a fan of my balls, I signed …

Just a quick heads-up… DaddyNewbie.com is a part of the #SuperMilkMan “Meet the Rock” contest. We, here at Daddy Newbie Studios, are in pre-production mode for a $150-million budget (minus the $150 million) Instagram video. It will include awesome CGI dinosaurs from Industrial Light & Magic (crayon drawings from my son), epic sound effects from Skywalker Sound (well, maybe more like: …