March 2010
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The Improvising Fatherhood Newsletter is here!
Oh boy! Run to your inbox and check it right now! Something special could be waiting for you! It’s the Improvising Fatherhood Newsletter! Pretty special…ahem…yeah… Okay, so it’s just a monthly newsletter I send out that helps keep readers up to date on what is going on in the world of Improvising Fatherhood. If you aren’t subscribed to it yet, you can sign up...
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This question "RINGS" a bell (Don't get the pun?...
Today’s Father Knows Best? question comes from The Gibs, a man I’d like to work with someday. He asks this:
I checked online, and I haven’t found any credible olympic games held for babies. If you were to find one, though, what events do you think Chandler would be competing in?
Thanks for your question, The Gibs! First of all I have to ask, in your internet research did you...
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Why do I want to kiss you so much?
I remember having conversations with my wife about how affectionate I’d be with our son. I think the conversation started after I saw a father kiss his 10 year old son on the lips. I very vehemently promised I would never be that kind of dad. My wife protested, “You’re not going to kiss our son?” My response was, “Well certainly not on the lips! I’m more of a hugger anyway.”
My wife was pretty...
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The Early Bird gets on my nerves
We had a good thing going. I don’t know what happened. We got to the point where Chandler would consistently sleep almost all the way through the night with only 2 regular feedings. Then he’d wake up at the considerate hour of 7am. In fact I was even able to stretch it to 7:30 or 7:45.
But for almost a week now Chandler has decided there are just not enough hours in the day to get all...
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My very first stalker
Okay boys and girls, gather round for another exciting episode of Father Knows Best? Today’s episode gets a little creepy as I answer a question from Tara, a possible stalker.
I recently began following you and this may have already been asked/answered but I’m a busy lady and I don’t always have time to read the archives so stop judging me. Where did you come up with...
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Studio Christy captured my child's hood
To celebrate Chandler’s success in surviving my parenting for 6 months Ashley and I decided to get photographic evidence of his existence in case he doesn’t make it to month 7. My wife, clever as always, used Groupon to find Studio Christy. We are so happy with the results we almost wish we had paid full price (no take backs Christy!).
We met with Christy for two photo shoots and then...
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Just set it and forget it!
By “it” I mean my child. This has become my newest parenting technique and a major nuisance to my wife. You see, our son has become quite the little individual and has no problem entertaining himself for decent lengths of time. His only major requirement is something he can use to pull himself up on.
It used to be that someone had to be tending to Chandler at all times, either...
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“It’s like your the mother of 2 kids. A 6 month old and a teen blogger.”
– My friend Manny comments on my wife’s situation.
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Thanks for the compliments
Today for Father Knows Best? I thought I’d go through and clean out some messages left over in my inbox. They weren’t really questions so much as they were nice comments and I didn’t want them to go unmentioned. So thank you to the lovely lady at Wildcard-bitches and the anonymous person who left these kind comments.
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I dont really have a question… but I...
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Dependency Issues
Chandler is usually a pretty independent boy. He doesn’t like to be held for too long. He’s always on the move. And you can set him down and he’ll play by himself for quite a while. In fact, Chandler’s favorite song is “Miss Independent” by Kelly Clarkson.
Recently we’ve been noticing a new development in Chandler’s behavior. The lone wolf is not...
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I only have taste buds for Dew
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!! I mean…it’s time to answer some more questions from the Father Knows Best? mail bag. Today’s question was submitted by Kat. She asks
do you ever drink any other kind of soda (when mt dew is available)? I love mt dew, but every once in a great while I like to go for a cherry pepsi… -Kat
Okay people, am I going to have to start a whole...
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No free rides
Looks like it is time for some more Father Knows Best? Today’s question comes from Lesley at loadedweb.com.
Hello Nate,
I’m from LoadedWeb.com, and wanted to invite you take a look at our geo-based blog directory. Instead of strict categories - we categorize blogs from the city bloggers live, and also let bloggers categorize their own blog via tagging. It is a great way to find other...
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A letter from Pepsi to my son
A while back Chandler sent a letter to PepsiCo offering my services as a spokesperson and pleading with them to give me a lifetime supply of Mt. Dew. His letter was very well thought out and I thought he showed great initiative in his efforts.
Well the people at Pepsi have finally responded to his letter and as it turns out…they are heartless. They’ve decided that rather than help an...
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Is there a Dr. Phil in the house?
It’s time for another edition of Father Knows Best? My mailbox is getting a little backed up and if you’ve submitted a question recently, don’t worry I will answer it soon! Today’s question comes from an anonymous mommy…an anonymommy.
I’m a 20 year-old mother of an 11-month old. Things didn’t work out between my baby daddy and I, and I’ve been seeing...
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Product Review: E is for Ethics
The following post is sponsored by the good people at Simon and Schuster Publishing. That’s another way of saying they bribed me. Well, maybe they didn’t bribe me. I agreed to write a review about this book if they gave me the book for free. So it’s more like they are paying me to write the review, only instead of money I got homework.
E is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids...
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The right to bear arm pillows
For the first 5 months or so Ashley was on night duty while I slumbered peacefully almost completely unaware of the nightly commotion. Don’t get me wrong, I would always offer to take a night shift, but Chandler only wakes up at night in order to feed and I don’t really have the proper glands for that assignment. Plus it turns out that the super power I was born with is the uncanny...
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“Marriage means you love someone you don’t like.”
– Something I said while being harassed by my wife to do the dishes.
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Something great to come home to
Today at work didn’t end great. I was supposed to be off at 6:30 but got held up with a customer and ended up staying with him for an extra 45 minutes. Normally this wouldn’t be so bad, but tonight being late meant I would miss Chandler’s bath time and he’d be asleep before I got home.
I arrived at home figuring I’d get a chance to peek in on his crib and get a...
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Improvising Fatherhood Photoshop Contest Results
Well folks, the results are in! Last week I held a contest to see who could come up with the best possible photoshopped version of this photo. Let’s just take another moment to laugh at it in all its glory.
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While I really think this is the funniest Chandler photo of all time, I thought I could boost the humor level with a little clever editing. So I did THIS. Then I opened it up...
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Mt. Dew Cupcakes!?!
Well here we are with yet another exciting edition of Father Knows Best? For those of you new to Improvising Fatherhood, FNB? is a segment where I answer any questions you submit to me. You can submit your questions HERE.
Today’s question is submitted by Sarah from Life as a Working Mummy, and is pretty intriguing. She says:
Just thought this might interest you:...
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Guest Post: Jennepper.com - The Picture of Perfect...
Lately my wife and I have been dealing with some marital issues. You see, my wife has been seeing someone behind my back. To make things worse, it’s a woman. Don’t worry, I’m not saying my wife is cheating on me in the sexual sense of the word. But in my world it’s almost worse.
It all started when I was sitting at my desk feverishly checking my blog stats when I heard my...
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Improvising Fatherhood: Make a positive choice
In improv we learn that usually the most successful choice you can make onstage is a positive one. If you are in a scene and your scene partner gives you terrible news, it is easy to then react in a negative manner. Some would even say this is the correct response because you are then being more truthful. Truth in comedy is important, indeed. But who says you HAVE to react negatively to bad...
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