by Tobin Walsh
If you are a certified foster family or are in the process to become a foster family, the Salvation Army Children’s Village of St. Pete has an opportunity for you! Not only would selected foster families continue to serve the Continue reading Rent FREE Home for Foster Families in St. Petersburg, Florida
My elementary school aged kids don’t really get it. They don’t understand what abortion is. They don’t what Roe v. Wade is (was). They don’t know why these topics are suddenly highlighting the daily news and sparking nationwide protests. My Continue reading Can I talk Apolitically to my kids about the Roe v. Wade Reversal (and should I?)
***Ice cream was sponsored, but the opinions are my own*** For the fifth consecutive Father’s Day weekend, my entire family and a group of friends loaded up the minivans for a two-night stay at TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Continue reading Three S’s That Keep Us Returning to TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida
A middle-aged guy, dreams dwindling, facing the condescending ire of a younger boss, Hustle, the newest Adam Sandler movie on Netflix, has everything a dad like me can feel. The flim is serious, goofy, poignant, authentic, and, thankfully, NOT Zohan. Continue reading Dad Movie Review: Hustle starring Adam Sandler
None of my kids – from my kindergartener to my high school sophomore – avoided the horror of the Robb Elementary School shooting two weeks ago. Each sat by me, watched the news, and deciphered the awful reality of 19 Continue reading Kids and Guns – What I said to my kids about the Uvalde, Texas school shooting
I hadn’t planned to see the Tom’s Cruise’s reboot of his 1986 classic, but a slow holiday weekend allowed for the time to kill a few hours with my family at Top Gun Maverick. I am glad I did. As Continue reading Dad Movie Review: Top Gun Maverick
“This plan has been driven by God.” The way Jim Felce tells the story, divine intervention first put a golf club in this daughter, Nicole’s, hand. “I was in Ross and looking to buy a toy baseball set,” explains Jim, Continue reading The Nicole Felce Story: Family, Faith, and Fortitude to Chase Her LPGA Dreams at Age 17
As the latest group of 20-something millionaires are introduced to America via tonight’s NFL Draft, you are bound to hear the ESPN broadcast contingent describe each player with splashy superlatives – a “gamer”, a cerebral player, a “grinder”, or a Continue reading NFL Draft Superlatives Applied to Kids
***Advanced access to the film was provided, opinions are my own*** The third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise is in theaters near you on Friday, April 15th. So, I promise, this will be a spoiler free review. Starring Jude Continue reading Dad Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
***If you want to impress your kids (and/or embarrass your teens with your nerdiness), please continue*** Why do we do what we do for our kids on Easter Sunday? I’m talking about the non-religious stuff that parents all do because Continue reading Dork Dad Diary: Secular Easter Traditions Explained