The Rookie Dad

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Father’s Day Gifts for the Soon-To-Be Dad

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You are looking for a great Father’s Day gift. Maybe you know of a soon-to-be dad who is also a techie. Well here you go, Huggies has two great things to make your transition from pregnancy to fatherhood just a little bit easier. Now even if this were real, it is actually a pretty cool [...]

2-Year-Old Drinking Coffee, and Possibly High

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There are many of us who enjoy a cup of coffee in the mornings.  It maybe one of the few things that helps us hand our 2-year-old child.  But would you ever consider giving your child a cup? That is what Toddlers and Tiaras mother Tori gives her daughter Alexa.  Tori also gives her daughter a concoction [...]

UPDATE: Babies found in sewer pipe and freezer

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Two stories have come out in the last two days that really make you stop and wonder what is wrong with the world, both relate to the mistreatment of babies.  These two separate incidents involve a 2-day old baby and a 6-week old baby. We will start in China.  I will be the first to admit that [...]

Geek Life: It Is What You Are Passionate About

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If you look at me now, you would not think that I was a geek back in the day.  I don’t have the nerd look.  In fact, I probably look more like I was the starting pitcher on the high school baseball team more than anything.  I can proudly say that I look like was [...]

Will Smith on Parenting; ‘We don’t do punishment’

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Everyone has their own styles of parenting. Certain things are important to different parent whether it is sports, education, bonding, or making sure their child is well-rounded.  To actor Will Smith, not punishing his kids is important in their family. “We don’t do punishment. The way that we deal with our kids is, they are [...]

Jason Collins Should Be Encouragement for Us All

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NBA center Jason Collins has come out.  He might have been the center of the Washington Wizards but he is now the center of a heated debate about homosexuality.  News agencies ran with the story, ESPN has gone balls out, and the story is front and center on Sports Illustrated.   Why though does this story [...]

Healthy Living: A Choice Worth Making

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Healthy living is not an easy choice to make.  In our family we are on a budget and grabbing foods that are less than healthy because they are cheaper.  Fast food is an easy and convenient option because we know that the Kid will eat it without complaint.  Exercise is also few and far between, only because as [...]

How My Son Taught Me the Virtue of Patience

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Patience is not a virtue of mine. I hate waiting. I did not wait long after dating my wife to ask her to marry me, only 5 months and if you count the times I was inebriated, it would have been 3 months after dating. Everything changed though, when our son was born. Everything seems [...]

Best Burger a Charcoal Grill Has to Offer

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My family is big on grilling.  If it is even remotely nice we are firing up the grill.   This has given me the opportunity to test and re-test recipes many of which are just OK but other ones have quickly become a family favorite, like my, Best Burger a Charcoal Grill has to Offer.  With spring here and [...]

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My Wife’s Affair (How She Came Clean to Help Our Family)

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There are a lot of things that my wife says she loves. Some of her loves are things I can handle like our new refrigerator and the new pillows that she made for our bed. Few make me as jealous as my wife’s affair with the carpet cleaner. She actually calls the carpet cleaner quite [...]