A Dude’s Guide

Fatherhood advice and topics from dads.

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Driving Me Nuts

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids

John Rosemond is a syndicated columnist who writes about parenting issues, which might explain why I like to read what he has to say. If only to make fun of him. Occasionally, he’s a bit of an officious prig. Of course, there’s those times when he’s also quite perceptive. I’m not sure what to think [...]

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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 [...]

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Birthday Party

June 7th, 2009 · No Comments · A Dude's Guide to Kids

As my little dudes get older, I’m finding that birthday parties are becoming a lot less hassle, but a lot more worrying. I mean, when the little dudes were, well, little, they mostly had birthday parties at home. They were productions over which I and my wife, known to some as She Who Loves A [...]

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