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My son and I decided to do a quick overnight backpacking trip. We looked at a few options but one that I have been wanting to do with him was Sam A Baker State Park near Poplar Bluff MO. As…

My toddler always wants to be carried Is this a familiar scenario for you? You’re taking a nice walk with your family and your 3-year-old says “Daddy please hold me”. I imagine this happens a lot to dads (and moms).…

As a parent, you just never know what to expect when you have a parent-teacher conference. Will it be all roses and great reports, or will you find out something that was not expected and be shocked? Any more with…

Last fall my son and I made a trip to Mammoth Cave to camp for a day. We couldn’t get a cave tour for the day we were at Mammoth Cave so I started to look at alternatives. Mammoth Cave…

It’s Saturday morning and I hear these words coming over the baby monitor “dada … dada … DADA!” I look at the clock and realize it is not even 6 am. Why are these kids awake? Can I just get…

One of the six essentials in Cub Scouts is a first aid kit. We like to call it a boo-boo kit because it doesn’t have to be something huge. Just a small kit for a few scratches or cuts if…

One thing that we can do as parents when we are tired is just to laugh. And what better way to laugh than reading some tired parent memes. All of the memes for today are either about being tired or…

When you think of the New Year probably the first thing that comes to mind is making New Year resolutions. These don’t last long in fact the average is about two weeks. For me, it’s about two days. I make…

What dads really want for Christmas Dads. Love it or not they are hard to shop for during the Christmas season. For Father’s Day, you can just get them an apron with a funny saying on it or a new…

So you’re going to be a dad. You just found out your spouse (or girlfriend) is pregnant. Maybe it’s the first time. Maybe it’s the fifth time. If you have been there before then you may already know what to…