A Dude’s Guide

Fatherhood advice and topics from dads.

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No Cell Phones for Pre-Teens

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

My youngest little dude hates me forever. Again. This time it’s because I won’t get him a cell phone of his very own. “But, Daaaaaadd, all my friends have one!” I don’t even bother with the cliff response. I just told him no. Repeatedly. While it’s true that several of his friends do have cell [...]

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The Age Of Drinking

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Life

The first time I got drunk I was a bit more than a year old. Now, I bring that up not to denigrate my mom and dad, although, really, come on, Dad. What were you thinking? Just because you and Mom didn’t drink, you thought it would be funny to watch a little dude who [...]

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The Wisdom Of Football Coaches? Not So Fast, My Friend

November 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · A Dude's Guide to Life

Let me tell you, that blog over at coldsores.com has some of the best posts I’ve seen in my many years of writing. I don’t care that they haven’t put up anything new in several weeks, they’re going to be tough to beat in any competition. . . Ah, coachspeak. Where every opponent is the [...]

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