The Daddy Files

Hello, I’m what’s left of the American middle class. And I’m dying.
I’m in my 30s and I have a wife and one child. I own a house, and although a man is only a man once he buys land and a domicile, it is this very house that is crushing my will to live. But [...]

My buddies at Dad-Blogs had a fantastic ideas last week, and that was for all of us fathers to write something complimentary about our wives. And it couldn’t have been more timely.
I’m very proud of MJ, and I’m eternally thankful for her. But today, I’m extra proud. Because today, my wife is going back to [...]

I’m partially stealing this from my very talented friend and colleague Sarah Shemkus who keeps this blog over at the Cape Cod Times Web site. Sarah points out her Top 10 Worst Commercials of 2009, and does so in very snarky, wonderful fashion.
But the ad I want to hit on is this one from Target:

Basically, [...]

When it comes to the “manly” duty of bringing home the proverbial bacon and providing for my family financially, I’m hardly a paragon of success. And right now, with Christmas approaching, I find myself wishing my salary allowed me to buy all the gifts I’d love to give to the special people in my life.
But [...]

Fathers 29 years old and under have ignored traditional gender roles and stereotypes about the 1950s Leave it to Beaver lifestyle more than any other generation, according to a 2008 study from the Families and Work Institute. Dads in this age group are spending 4.2 hours per workday with their kids, closing the gap on [...]