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4 Things I Absolutely Didn’t Expect When My Wife Went Into Labor

By Brandon on December 19, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

This might surprise you, but labor is a bit more complicated than squeezing a ping-pong ball out of a balloon.

I Got To Interview The Creator Of My Daughter’s Favorite Book!

By Brandon on December 12, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Bill Cotter talks about his inspirations, from the literal shrinking of Rolling Stone Magazine to endless

7 Things You Learn The First Time You Punish Your Kid

By Brandon on December 3, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Some day, after a decade of crime sprees, I’m sure my daughter will realize a 10-minute timeout was the point where it all went wrong.

Anthill For Sale: An Interview With Author Johnny Ray Moore

By Brandon on November 7, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

The author of Anthill for Sale shares his story and tells us why his postal service coworkers are great inspirations.

Restaurants suck at dealing with allergies

By Brandon on October 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

We almost lost a server to frostbite when we made an allergy request – and that’s one of the better examples.

I needed 6 weeks to recover from shopping with my toddler (Part 2)

By Brandon on September 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Parenting is a battle of willpower and our ability to shop for groceries is the only thing that keeps us in the game long enough to survive another day.

I needed 6 weeks to recover from shopping with my toddler (Part 1)

By Brandon on September 18, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

I don’t think you can legally call yourself a dad until you’ve held your face three inches away from a grocery cart handle and asked, “Who is it?”

6 small ways fatherhood stole my dignity

By Brandon on June 17, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Fatherhood has a way of nulling the part of your brain that makes you care about yourself, which is why I’m losing my dignity one step at a time.

Why I’m In Awe of Stay-At-Home Moms

By Brandon on May 17, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

Despite being the most amazing example of human willpower and strength, Marvel won’t make a movie about stay-at-home moms – and that’s a shame.

I Sucked Out Boogers With A Straw

By Brandon on May 9, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

The NoseFrida is something I never thought would exist on the open market. The booger straw.

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