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 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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Howdy Up There!

October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · A Dude's Guide to Kids

For years, I was a giant among men. Well, among a number of little dudes anyway. As long as we didn’t go anywhere near my dad (or my brother-in-law)(or my wife’s brother), I was always the tallest dude in the house. Until last year, that is. And until my wife, known to some as She [...]

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