August 19th, 2007
I’ve posted about baby names a couple times now, including the American Idol contestant who included ‘Idol’ in her baby’s name and the Chinese couple who wanted to name their child “@”. However, if you’d like to see some names which are more on the common side, check out the NameVoyager on babynamewizard.com. Even if […]
By Bill -- 1 comment
August 17th, 2007
The word couvade is derived from the early French word couver, “to hatch.” The practical modern vernacular for this word is “getting fat with mom.” Experts attribute expectant fathers gaining weight during pregnancy to everything from a sympathetic reaction to pregnancy hormones to a psychosomatic response.
However, as I found myself eating grilled cheese sandwiches […]
By Bill -- 4 comments
August 9th, 2007
My wife’s energy level has begun to dip noticeably as she rounds the corner into her third trimester of pregnancy. She is actually sitting in a chair next to me snoring as I write these lines. As she’s been decreasingly able to do things, I’ve had to pick up the slack in certain areas.
As […]
By Bill -- 2 comments
August 5th, 2007
Remember all the stupid things you did as a kid, whether or not your parents were watching? Like climbing as high as possible in a tree, and then jumping out because it was easier and faster than climbing back down? Or that time you tried to see just how many marshmallows/hot dogs/grapes you could fit […]
By Bill -- 3 comments
June 17th, 2007
New law out of Virginia states that starting July 1st children under the age 8 riding in motor vehicles must be sitting in a child safety seat. Prior to this law it was the age 5. The new law also states that rear-facing child seats must be place in the back seat. If the vehicle […]
By steve -- 14 comments
June 4th, 2007
I know my wife and I have talked about possibly home schooling our kids. The reason we have decided against it are 2 factors. 1) Our school system has one of the best education programs in the entire country and 2) The person who would be doing the teaching would be myself and I am […]
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April 28th, 2007
Remember when they came out with the baby monitor? Wasn’t that like in the 80’s. It was a clunky contraption that ran off of 6 double D batteries and sounded scratchy as it was full of white noise. I remember people ran out to by those things like the end of the world was coming. […]
By steve -- 0 comments
April 6th, 2007
Just received this in my email….
Being a Better Dad: Smarter Fathers, Stronger Families
FREE Teleseminar - Thursday April 19 - 9 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. PDT.
EXCLUSIVE - Up until now there was no effective, ongoing method for men to learn vital information or gain new skills on being a better dad. This “first-ever” exclusive […]
By steve -- 9 comments
April 2nd, 2007
Are you interested in writing articles? If so Dad Center is looking for volunteer writers to submit articles, advice, product reviews, do it yourself type stuff, and even recipes. There is a group of writers and editors but they are looking for people to submit stuff in. There is no obligation. So you can submit […]
By steve -- 0 comments
March 27th, 2007
Rebel Dad posted a cool link to a website called Evolution of Dad. It is a “Documentary in Progress” about the evolving American father. What is an evolving dad?
“He is a nurturing father who is as involved as possible in the upbringing of his children.”
So what is this project about?
The Evolution of Dad is a […]
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