A Dude’s Guide

Fatherhood advice and topics from dads.

A Dude’s Guide header image 4

Playtime

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Babies

For a lot of dudes, the responsibility for a kid ends once they get their partner pregnant. After that, they think, it’s a woman’s job. Barry and I, rather obviously, disagree with that.
It’s the responsibility of every dude with a kid to spend as much time as possible with that kid. She’s going to need [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·····································

Freaky Friday: Smells Like Teen Sleep

June 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · A Dude's Guide to Kids

My two older little dudes, Sarcasmo and Zippy the Monkey Boy, both tend to really hate me when the clock rolls around to 9 p.m. on weeknights during the school year. That’s when they have to be in bed. I don’t care how old they are. We feel like teenagers need as much sleep as [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···········································

Rip van Teenager

June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids

I swear. Sometimes I’m positive that Zippy the Monkey Boy has died in his sleep. It’s the only explanation that comes to mind when I look at a clock and realize that it’s after noon and he still hasn’t crawled out of bed. Either that or it’s summer. I’m going with the first expression. It’s [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ····································