A Dude’s Guide

Fatherhood advice and topics from dads.

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Relax, Dude

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Life

Being a parent is a stressful job. Dudes and dudettes face a lot of problems out there in the world. Everything from a bad job to a rotten kid who must take after the other side of the family. I know it’s stressful, so I’m going to do something about it. No, I’m not hiring [...]

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Listen To The Wind

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids

The other day, I wanted to strap my oldest little dude to a very uncomfortable table, pry open his ears and begin yelling until my words were imprinted on his brain like tiny footprints.* The most frustrating thing about raising little dudes and dudettes is when they don’t listen to you. Them not listening can [...]

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Left! Right! Left! Right!

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Life

Your brain, my brain, most every human’s brain is what’s known as bi-cameral. And, no, that has nothing to do with taking pictures. What it means is that our brains have two separate sides, connected by a huge wad of neural tissue. Supposedly, each side is better at something. Folks who are known as right [...]

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