Archives by Category: Glad Dad

Glad Dad Archives

Fatherly Pride In Swimming Ability Of Daughter

Which of your kid's accomplishments makes you bust a button?

Seven-year-old Makes Water Her Own Natural Element

Sebastian, FL – Couple hours of quiet while Minerva and Girl Child do the beach, leaving me some keyboard time and a bit of kayaking that I didn’t mention to… read on »

April 23, 2010

Househusband Macho And Chainsaw Love

What do you do, man, to feel more manly?

At-Home Dad Finds Joy Reliving Strong Back Past

Taking me back, man, the smells, the sounds. Sour snap in the air of wood fresh cut, perfume of gasoline and exhaust from the baby engine that putters soft at… read on »

March 27, 2010

Better With Beer

Your kid(s) put on shows at home? Do you watch them? Enjoy? Avoid?

Reluctant Pop Surprised And Entertained By Orphan/Wild West/Swiss Drama

“Play” in playdate has taken on a new meaning. Get Girl Child together with a friend or two, they spin some flippy make-believe into a theatrical production, costumes and… read on »

January 8, 2010

The Opposite Of Nostalgia

What don't you miss from earlier stages of parenting?

These Things Passed, And I'm Damned Glad They Did...

Around our Girl Child, the big, bright here-and-now throws everything else into shadow. Either that, or I've got some kind of weird memory disease. But I am often struck by… read on »

January 4, 2010

Once In A While, Child Should Cheer For Parent

Apologies to Aesop, but slow and steady does not win. Rabbits dust tortoises. In a big citizens’ run like last month’s 8K in a suburb next to ours, rabbits win… read on »

December 24, 2009

The Place Just Right

Is fathering better than you dared to hope?

With Kid, Life’s A Bigger, Better Beach

People are surprised at how long Minerva and I waited before we became three. We were years and years deliberately childless, then had more years wanting and waiting, to the… read on »

November 17, 2009

Roots Country (late 1930s) in Bad Dad vein. POV of child at bar begging father to come home where the fam freezes in dark. Download to hear Little Billy’s last words. Play on portable before you stop for drinks after work.

See Daddy of all Playlists