Inside Fatherhood

August 20th, 2007

Interview with Darren Rowse about being a SAHD

Blogger extraordinaire Darren Rowse, above and beyond his web achievements, is a father. A stay at home father at that.
In a recent interview Darren says that “work life balances” are one of the toughest things he’s faced as a stay at home dad. He makes an interesting point that a tendency to overwork is just […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

July 24th, 2007

The Myth of the Stay at Home Dad

All stay at home dads, and wives of stay at home dads should check out this article written by Penelope Trunk. Hat tip to Rebel Dad.
So why should you read it? Read on…
My husband, in fact, has brought up divorce for other reasons. I am not totally sure which ones, to be honest, but I […]

By steve -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2007

Top 5 Strategies to Reduce Clutter

I probably shouldn’t be giving this advice as my house is always in complete ruins, but maybe it just means I have more experience when it comes to dealing with clutter. Either way, you can take my advice or leave it. I know with 5 kids running around the house and the oldest being 7 […]

By steve -- 6 comments

April 23rd, 2007

Another Vacation Week Has Come and Gone

Sheesh!
I love my kids. Ok with that said, they should never be allowed to have vacation weeks at school. Maybe summers. I guess I could manage that somehow but every time the schools send the kids home on vacation I get further and further behind…
Sounds selfish doesn’t it? Well it is…
My kids […]

By steve -- 1 comment

April 12th, 2007

Top 10 Reasons Why Being a Stay at Home Dad Rocks

1. You can go into the kitchen and eat whenever you want to.
2. You are the boss all day long. (Until Mom comes home from the office, then you aren’t so much the boss anymore)
3. You can actually get away with singing “Puff the Magic Dragon” and even feel good about it when you are […]

By steve -- 2 comments

March 29th, 2007

Being Appreciative of Your Stay at Home Dad

In my travels it was brought to my attention a mom blogger who listed out 10 Reasons Why She Loves Her Stay at Home Dad. Her husband stays home with the kids and so she shows her appreciation. Being a Stay at Home Dad myself it is always nice to see others appreciative of what […]

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March 24th, 2007

When Mommies Head Off to War

When you stop and think about how this world has changed in just a short amount of time it is phenomenal. From the train, to the car, to the airplane, to the space shuttle, to Mars… where does it end. But not only have technological advances taken place in the last 100 years but our […]

By steve -- 2 comments

March 16th, 2007

When Kids Squabble Over The Toy Box

When I first began having kids it was great to give my kids toys to play with. When it was just my oldest she could come and go as she pleased. The toy box was hers. Then after our 2nd started playing with toys it was all about sharing with your little brother. Toys were […]

By steve -- 1 comment

March 15th, 2007

How Do You Know You Are Being a Good Dad?

I pulled this from the Family First website. Some of us ask how we know we are being a good dad. Well here is their list, BUT read through it and I us to start adding to it. I will then update it as we discover more things that make us a good dad.

When you […]

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March 14th, 2007

Seeking Out Rookie Daddy Bloggers

Thanks to Rebel Dad for bringing it to our attention a new contest being held by Peter Baylies over at At-Home Dad. What’s the contest? He is seeking out the best new daddy blogger.
There are only 2 requirements:
- Your blog’s first posting must be in 2006 or 2007.
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By steve -- 1 comment