tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43327051546251723792012-02-22T22:57:36.039-06:00written by a dad for dads on how to be a better dadJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903259827635303963noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332705154625172379.post-42652880985861953592012-02-19T21:32:00.002-06:002012-02-19T21:32:31.895-06:00

Have you ever had one of those days where you didn’t have anything really scheduled but you felt completely busy at the same time?  I have had those plenty of times.  I don’t like them at all.  On this particular day I felt more prepared for it – I wasn’t going to let the day control me – as I haphazardly filled it with various tasks.  I decided I was going to take time to stop and blow the

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The top of my little girl’s head When you were in your mama’s belly - the doctor measured the top of your head. When you were born - the first thing I saw was the top of your head. When I rocked you to sleep - I gently rubbed the top of your head. When you learned to feed yourself - you had food on the top of your head. When you started to walk - you fell and bumped the

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A couple years ago I took my eldest daughter to our first Daddy-Daughter Dance; she was only five at the time.  I knew it was going to be fun, but I had no idea just how much fun I was going to have.  We went all out; bought a new dress and shoes and I even bought a little corsage.  On the night of the dance I decided that instead of simply behaving gentlemanly I was going to treat my little girl

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The other evening, while my wife and I were watching a movie, we heard a sudden and terrified call from our daughters' bedroom (they share a room) - "Daddy!" I jumped up from my chair, spun a 180 and made a mad dash to their bedroom. As I opened the door I felt a rush of confused emotions and fears flood my mind and my heart. I'm sure you other dads have felt this way too. As you begin to open

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I think it’s perfectly normal for any dad to wonder what his life might have been like if he didn’t have kids.  Maybe you had kids earlier than you ever thought you would, or maybe you never really wanted kids, but have them now because, well, they were born.  Or perhaps your kids were never planned and there are some feelings of resentment toward not only them, but their mother too. Let’s

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I like to visit new blogs from time to time.  As a new blogger I'm always looking at how others have designed their blogs and what kinds of content they have.  Well, tonight, as I was clicking around on a few new-to-me blogs, I noticed a few things I don't like.  First, though, let me clearly state what The Daddy Craft is; a simple blog written by a dad, for other dads (or any parent for that

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I’ve always thought this tradition of making New Year’s resolutions was odd.  Every year people make decisions and set goals to begin the year doing something new or different and then a couple of months later they stop.  Setting goals is usually the easy part – accomplishing them is a whole other story. So why do we do torture ourselves with setting unrealistic and unattainable goals?  In the

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There are so many styles of parenting.  I’m not going to even begin listing all the different nuances of each style.  The list would be far too long and probably really boring.  Besides, what does it matter?  For as many dads are there are in the world there are just as many styles – so be the one you want to be.  Just make sure it is only one style.  Being multiple dads causes stress,

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At the time of this writing I’ve been a dad for just over 7 years.  From the time I knew I wanted to be a father I always found myself looking for tips and advice on fatherhood.  What I found was a pretty scarce supply of good material geared towards dads.  Much of what I found was more tongue-n-cheek material than actual useful stuff.  I’ve journalled a lot about my thoughts about being a father

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