One Last Ride
Yesterday afternoon, familiar red lights blinked, alternating left and right. A stop sign appeared and a long yellow metal arm swung into the street. A door swung open. A child stepped down, turned left and went around that arm, looked both ways, and crossed the street. The door closed, the arm swung back into position, […]
A Funny Handbook For Dads This Father’s Day
To say I’m jealous of Doug Moe would be the understatement of the century. I traveled for years as a comic before adopting my kids, and deciding to hang up my owl wings. In all of that time, I merely brushed elbows with some of the greats. Just look at the back of this book […]
Dad’s Monday Mind Dump: 6/4/17
Every once in awhile, the brain gets full and needs to be emptied. For the plaid dads, the Monday Mind Dump is where it happens. In no particular order, here’s what’s on Aaron’s mind: I recently got nine hours of sleep with one very brief interruption from my oldest boy. I normally get around five […]
Challenged to be a Better Dad with Cheerios
When I was asked to be part of this year’s #CheeriosChallenge, I was excited to put my graphic artist muscle to work in creating a really great image to help promote this wonderful cause: A celebration of Fatherhood. I’m pretty pleased with how that turned out, but then I took a moment to really think […]
‘Baby Baby!’ Book Review & GIVEAWAY – #UPDATED
Baby, Baby! written by Diane Stortz illustrated by Ailie Busby – Available at Amazon *EDIT* When we first read and reviewed this book MONTHS ago, we found it annoying. It has since become our favorite book to read with Big AL, because she likes to act out each page. You should really check it out. I enlisted […]
Dad’s Monday Mind Dump: 5/22/17
Every once in awhile, the brain gets full and needs to be emptied. For the plaid dads, the Monday Mind Dump is where it happens. In no particular order, here’s what’s on Aaron’s mind: Parenting sucks sometimes. Yes, I know I signed up for it. Yes, I know how it happens. Yes, it still sucks […]
My Birthday Surprise? Memory Loss & Back Pain, YAY!
It’s that time of year again. The ultimate season change. No, it’s not the cold snap of winter, or the warm sunny embrace of summer. It’s my birthday. Another year around the wheel has been completed. What do I get for my trouble? What prize awaits me as I hit this glorious day? “Hey Johnny, […]
Best All Around Iron With Travel Iron Hack
Earlier this week, Christian did a LIVE episode over at DadSews, where he discussed different IRONING methods, ironing tips, and ironing hacks. Yep. He said hacks. Ain’t it cool, fellow kids??? Anyway, his number one tip/hack was to show which iron was perfect for tiny spaces and also worked on-the-go as a TRAVEL IRON. This […]
‘Gifted’: A Spoiler Free Review
Guest post by CranioFamilyBlog. As a point of clarity, I was not asked to write this review in exchange for the tickets to pre-screen Gifted. I am writing this for you, because it matters. Last night I was offered an opportunity to pre-screen the movie Gifted. In true form, my beloved bride and I turned […]
The DARK SECRET Behind Doc McStuffins You Never Knew
For FUNNY videos and Commentary on Kid’s TV Shows, check out the What Are we Watching podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/w… Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvE… Web: http://WhatAreweWatching.com Check out http://PlaidDadBlog.com for more articles, reviews, and videos. And be sure to visit http://DadSews.com for funny sewing tutorials and EPIC FAILS. Premiering in 2012, Doc McStuffins entered the world as […]
Five Reasons Christians Can Watch ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Earlier this week we posted an article, “The One Reason Christians Should Boycott ‘Beauty and the Beast'”. If you haven’t read it, we encourage you to read that post in its entirety before reading this one. Our post from earlier this week has sparked a lot of great discussion among both Christians and people who are not […]
The One Reason Christians Should Boycott ‘Beauty and the Beast’
The live action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” is going to make Disney a lot of money this weekend. A lot of Christians aren’t happy about it. Many Christians and evangelical leaders, including Franklin Graham, are calling for believers to boycott the film because of the director’s revelation that the film will contain Disney’s first […]
This is Us: Adoption, Loss, and Love
SPOILER ALERT: The following post contains spoilers from ” Memphis,” the Season 1, Episode 16 of “This is Us,” which originally aired on February 21, 2017. You can view the episode on the NBC app, with a paid subscription to Hulu, or read a synopsis here. Kimberly-Clark Worldwide makes Kleenex. I bet Kimberly-Clark Worldwide has […]
Talking Adoption and Child Labor at Dad 2.0 Summit
The Dad2.0 Summit consists of Dads from around the world coming together to talk about fatherhood, parenting, adoption, child labor, child sex slaves, race, inherent bias, and even baby carrying. No topic is too small or big when it comes to this group. You can also check out dads trying to sew, when Christian Lee […]
Christians: We’re Not Ready To Abolish Roe v Wade
– I am a man. I am an adopting father. I am a minister. I am Christian. These are my inherent biases right at the top. – Events of recent days have given many conservative pro-life Christians reason to celebrate. On January 27, hundreds of thousands attended the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. […]
Why It’s Impossible To Put Race in A Box
Next week, I board a plane to fly across the country. It’s not to escape the winter weather, although that’s surely a perk. It also isn’t to experience the world famous San Diego Zoo (even though I’ll likely be taunting lions, tigers, and bears with my ample girth, making them long for days of old, […]
Pattern Storage Hack: How To Store And Organize Your Sewing Patterns For Just $3
Pattern Storage Hack: How To Store And Organize Your Sewing Patterns For Just $3 Do you have sewing patterns spread all over the house? Have your kids started using them as coloring pages or walls for forts? Can you even find your sewing machine under all that mess? Well here is a quick, easy, and […]
