Parents Can Fit Into Mike Lewis’ Community of Dreamers
Tobin Walsh Mike Lewis called me from a train in San Francisco on Thursday as I sat…
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Trick-Or-Treating: The Perfect Time To Judge Your Neighbors
Lagging behind my kids as they weave through the neighborhood on Halloween can be monotonous.…
Read MoreThe Vegas Rule And My New Daddy Survival Guide
The “Vegas Rule” seems to be upheld for dad-to-dad sharing of experiences leading up to,…
Read MoreNo Big 1st Birthday Party and 3 Other Ways Less is More With Kid #5
My parenting style has become increasingly watered down with each of my five kids. There…
Read MoreI Found My One Non-Dad Thing – Will You?
On a normal night, I collect my thoughts after my kids are finally asleep –…
Read MoreShare Your Adoption Experience To Celebrate National Adoption Month!
November is National Adoption Month and, in celebration, The Good-Bad Dad wants to hear about…
Read MoreCondemning A Dad To Jail and Three Other Ways I Judged Parents Without Context
As hard as I try to avoid making judgments of other parents, I must admit…
Read MoreNo Parenting Experts Allowed Today, Please Come Again Tomorrow
Parenting experts can make me feel like a shoddy parent. I’m sure that is not…
Read MoreThere Are No Adoption Oddballs
When my wife and I started our adoption process, I felt like an oddball –…
Read MoreThese Clowns Will Go But Parents Reasoning Through Craziness Will Not
My 9 year-old son doesn’t allow me to give him surface level answers when he…
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