60 is the new 59

,
When I began my sabbatical from writing Doofus Dad back in 2020, I was 54. The last post I wrote back then was called “Image is everything — even for moms and dads.” In it, I discuss the strange ways in which our view of ourselves changes…

Heads up: this is impor’unt.

Welcome back to Doofus Dad. We haven’t seen each other for some time now. Actually, by my count, it’s been six years. I’ll tell you about my “time off” in a future post. Buckle in, though. Six years ago, I was…

Why being a dad is scary

,
Being a dad can be downright scary, and I'm not just talking about the baby stuff. How you appear in the eyes of your impressionable 12-year-old son or daughter can be as terrifying as driving a newborn home from the hospital. Let me explain...

God’s parental practical joke

,
God definitely has a great sense of humor as well as a penchant for practical jokery. In this episode, I look at one of His best jokes related to parenthood.

Image is everything — even for moms and dads

, ,
What is the image you project to the outside world? How we choose to see ourselves is pretty much how we act and how the world views us, so choose wisely!

The Top 5 ways to know you’re too political

If you have a scowl on your face every time you look in the mirror, and you're losing friends on social media at an alarming rate, there might be a problem. You may be too political. Here's a surefire way to find out.

Social media and the death of civility

Every time a national election rolls around, I'm reminded of the kindness and consideration of social media and how I never, EVER, long for the days prior to Facebook and Twitter. Because life was so much worse then and we're all so enlightened now. No, really.

The decline of the American TV father and the rise of ‘Doofus Dad’

There are a few reasons I named this blog "Doofus Dad" and they're not all about self-deprecating humor. The American view of fatherhood isn't what it was during the days of "The Andy Griffith Show."

My top 9 best things about being gainfully unemployed

,
There are definite advantages to being gainfully unemployed if you look hard enough and make several of them up.

The human design flaw of married-with-children sex

,
It's an uncomfortable topic, but one that needs to be addressed, I think. The process of having children simply affects men and women differently — no matter how tight you are with your soul mate — and no greater is this difference than where it applies to shmex, as my 19-year-old son calls it.