I’m killing this challenge. We’re up to the letter D and I haven’t missed a single letter.. I’m determined to see this through.
Determination is also when your 9 year old won’t give up the electronics to get ready for school and will tell you “one second” 1500 times, he’s determined to lose said electronics for a week. Also, when I take said electronics away I’m determined to get him to get ready for school without being supervised every step of the way.
is for Dad. The best damn job any decent man can demand to be. That’s what this blog space is ultimately about, isn’t it? Or at least I try. Though it probably comes across more as a stay home mom blog. My hope is that my perspective and my humor inject just enough Dad to make it not a mom blog.
We are a unique breed. As I’ve been discovering over the past 5 years, since Bang was born, we’re becoming more and more proliferate. I’m continuously meeting dads who have stepped up to the parenting role and are either taking charge in their family or taking co-charge with mom. Dads change diapers, even if it makes them gag. Dads cook the meals, not just mac and cheese, either. Dads read and tuck the kids in at bedtime. Dads create new ways to say, “I love you.” Ugga Mugga. Blah blah blah. Yep.
There are still men who are strangers to their kids. Men who have no part in their kids’ lives. Men who in no way support their kids or their kids mother. They are simply fathers. Like the old adage says, “Any man can be a father, but it takes a special someone to be a Dad.” This post isn’t about them. They don’t deserve that kind of recognition. They don’t deserve the string of 1’s and 0’s it takes for the computer spell DAD.
This post is for the deserving dads. It’s for the ones who know their kids, who take part in the parenting process, who don’t shy away from cooking, cleaning, laundry, baths, diapers, teaching, and sleepless nights. Just kidding… we men don’t have sleepless nights, just nights we’re woken slightly. This post is for the dad who steps up to the duties of playing Barbie, My Little Pony, and tea parties. This post is for the dad who has the patience to teach his heathens to shoot hoops, throws a baseball, kick the soccer ball, or race ostriches. This is for the game board dad who begins to doubt his own existence after playing 57 straight games of Uno, begs to be put out of his misery after 14 straight hours of monopoly, and refuses to let his kids win at Battleship. Even once.
Here’s to all you dads who accept their challenge and not only be The Dad but wear that cape proudly and confidently. Here’s to all you dads who raised boys to be SuperDads, too. Here’s to all the Moms who love us Dads, even when we sometimes make you as crazy as the kids do. So whether you crack open a cold one, spice up your Coke with some whisky, or share a glass of wine with the love of your life, I raise my glass to you.
Cheers, Dad.
We never had any kids, but my brothers all do, and I honestly don’t know how you guys do it…
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It’s just like having puppies except they talk and need clothes 🙂
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😂😂😂
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Beautiful post!! My hats off to you – certainly a deserving dad! I’m lucky to be married to another deserving dad (the best dad ever, in my opinion … haha, no bias, right?!). From changing diapers to role playing Sofia the First episodes with my oldest daughter, he’s the best! Cheers to you!
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Thank you. You’ve got yourself a good man and your kids have a great dad. Sophia is fun… she can talk to animals! Cheers!
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Your first line. Bwahahahaha. And “Ugga Mugga. Blah blah blah.” I’ve been reading your blog for a long time, Eric. Not once did I think of it as a “Mom Blog.” Thanks for making me laugh every time I read a post. Cheers.
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Ugga mugga is ours. Blah blah blah I heard another father/son say to each other. Glad you don’t think I’ve got a mom blog going 😀 Thanks for reading (and laughing)! Cheers!
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I have to agree being a dad is a big job, but one I dearly love. I used to love finding something for my kids or figuring something out they could not and when they would ask how I did it or how I knew something I would say “BECAUSE I AM DAD!” Not shouting of course, I just capitalized for emphasis. I am glad I stumbled across your blog because it seems interesting and that is another reason I am doing A to Z to find some new, interesting blogs to add to my feed.
I am laying out the plot of a new historical fiction novel over my 26 A to Z posts. I’d love to have you stop by.
The Steel Horse Saviors is a story about three civil war veterans who head west in 1866 with their Steam Locomotive to seek their fortune. They encounter a beautiful redhead trying desperately to save her family businessthat threatens to complicate their plan to escape their past.
Joe @ the Fiction Playground visiting from the A to Z Challenge
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Thanks Joe! Being a dad is great. My kids are forever asking me questions because “I’m the dad. I know everything”. I let them think that, too. If I don’t know it, we go look it because I know where to find answers, because I know everything. I’m glad you stumbled across my blog, too. I will most certainly pop over and check out your A to Z challenge! Also, your first comment didn’t appear right away because I have it set that I need to approve a first time commentor’s comment before it gets posted. Thanks for your note!
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Beautiful post!!
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Thank you 🙂
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Also for the Dads who nags and nags and nags… and being a very determined daddy nagger. :p (I know one and he lives with us.LOL)
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Funny you should mention nag nag nag… I’m nagging the oldest right now to GO GET READY FOR BED!!! 😀 Cheers to daddy naggers!
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There! Myth of “only women nag” busted right there and then. I swear Silver Bullet nags more than I do and people find that hard to believe. Daddy Naggers DO exist. They should form a club! LOL.
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It’s a secret club. I’ve already said too much so if I tell you any more I’ll have to nag ya to death 😀 I only nag the kids.
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lol.
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Love it!
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Thanks! 😀
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Thanks for the shout out!
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Awesome tributes to dads and fatherlike figures! =)
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Thank you for your kind words and thank you, too for stopping by to read.
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Here’s to you writing this great post! I’ll try to read the other letters soon.
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Take your time. They’re not going anywhere. I love the titles to your posts and will return the favor!
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Thanks, I try to keep them entertaining!
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Awesome write! I also appreciate all your alliteration:) Going to read more.
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Thanks! The A-Z challenge was fun. There’s 2 years worth of stuff to read here, so you should be able to find sometime 🙂 Thanks for stopping in!
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I Love every word of this! Happy Father’s day to all the Daddy’s out there! Special shout out to my wonderful fiance who is an amazing Daddy to our daughter. And my nine year old is exactly like that, cracked me up 😊
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Thank you! Perhaps I’ll just reblog this one and call it my Father’s Day post 🙂 Happy Father’s Day to your hubby. Sounds like he’s perfected the gig.
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It is fitting 😁
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Nothing I’ve done gives me as much satisfaction as being a dad.
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I mostly totally agree with you. Except for this very moment because my two are currently fighting because they don’t want to clean up their mess. So I’ll agree with you in a few minutes after it’s all cleaned up and we’re happy again. 🙂
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Been there done that- good luck
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All good now. They’re asleep 😀
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