Tag Archive for: dads

60 is the new 59

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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…

Image is everything — even for moms and dads

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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 human design flaw of married-with-children sex

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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.

My Top 8 Reasons Why Clark Griswold is the Quintessential Doofus Dad

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As is tradition — mine and everyone else’s — I recently watched “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” again for the 1,824th time. Watching a movie or TV show repeatedly like that has its pros and cons. The main con is that you…

The Top 10 Awkward Pre-School Moments for Dads

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Fatherhood is a lot easier in theory than in practice. Prior to actually meeting and interacting with their first kid, most first-time fathers imagine themselves as a combination of Sheriff Andy Taylor from “The Andy Griffith Show” and…