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“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: …

Please take a look at the bottom of this post. Enter to win a free copy of this book: How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children! The giveaway runs from August 12-18! From the first moments we see our children (and hold them in our arms), we want to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to give them …

Starbucks sent me some of Via instant-coffee packets to review, and I have to say I’m not usually a huge fan of coffee. But, since my son was born, I find myself drinking it more frequently. It’s got to be a mainstay for most parents, particularly if you have a baby-toddler-2-year-old. The Starbucks Via coffee packets are great for those …

So, I went camping this past Monday. I made a checklist of things we would need. In the end, all I really needed was an Ark. It rained extremely hard over the 2-day period. A water-logged son-and-dad combo do not make for a great buddy bonding moments. We ended up spending a lot of time in the back end of …

I  read a great blog post a few weeks ago by Adam C. Dolgin (Fodder 4 Fathers) entitled,  DADDY DON’T – 10 THINGS ADULT CHILDREN WISH THEY COULD GO BACK IN TIME TO TELL THEIR FATHERS. It was a great read, and I highly recommend you give that blog post and his site a look–he writes some well-written, thought-out and funny stuff. …

“O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.” – Helen Hunt Jackson Where has the time gone? It seems like just-yesterday, you fit into my hand: so small and (seemed) so breakable. I was so scared every time you moved or made a noise. I would hold my breath and just …