A couple of years ago, my four year old son Sam and I were leaving a big box bookstore in upstate New York. It was winter, close to Thanksgiving. I held him in the crook of my arm, his face next to mine, his small arm confidently draped across my shoulder. It was around 6PM.…
New Father Fears- The Terror Of Feeling Trapped
Ah, the joys of parenting when you’re just a panic stricken guy in way over his head… ———————- This morning I got Gus up, found his clothes for him, fed him, talked with him about which colors match which levels of emotions (his choice of conversation not mine), made his lunch, and took him to…
Tools-Catch Your Child Being Good. The Good Deed Gotcha Game!
One game that I’m constantly reminding myself to play with my son Sam is the Good Deed Gotcha Game. Saliha introduced this game at our house. The rules are simple. Catch someone doing something good. Sam catches Saliha doing something good. I spot Saliha or Sam being amazing. And occasionally, I even get caught doing something good myself…
The Immense Power of Paper Animals
The great joy of creative play is that it can originate with the simplest of sources. Recently, my six year old son and I purchased little colored notepads from Staples, scissors, and a glue stick, and started making little paper animals. My partner, Saliha got into the game as well. We folded the paper in…
So…Just What Exactly is a SAHD?
I titled my site MEGA SAHD, as a tongue in cheek play on the unfortunate sound you make when you speak the abbreviation for Stay At Home Dad (SAHD). As in, “You are a stay at home dad. How SAD for you.” So I pretty much had to add MEGA, which is some kind of children’s…