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Comic Relief Dad
Shannon Carpenter, Missouri USA
thehossmanfamily.blogspot.com
From DADLY Dads: Parent of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission. By Hogan Hilling and Austin Dowd.
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I am a dad to three kids: Vivi (11), Wyatt (9) and Ollie (4) and wife to, Erin, who plunders the advertising world like a Viking which has allowed me to be the primary caregiver for our family. Before becoming the primary caregiver to three world destroyers, I investigated elder abuse.
I’m a member of the Kansas City Dads Group, a group that hosts activities for our children and dad’s night out within the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area. I enjoy taking my children on road trips. They have seen the world’s biggest: baseball, chair, fork, ball of twine, ball of string, pair of overalls, painted shamrock, can of condensed milk, longest telegram, and the world’s second-biggest electric shovel.
I blog about the humorous and lighter-side of fatherhood at The Hossman Family. I love writing, chess, woodworking and learning to repair everything that my children break.
Quote.
If the food hits the floor, it belongs to the dog. – Shannon Carpenter
What I do well as a dad.
I’m good at handling emergency situations extremely well. I understand that mistakes are going to happen, but it’s how we respond to those mistakes that are important. I’m also good at can fully assembling a bottle of warm milk with one hand.
What I learned from another dad.
It’s the memories that we are all after. The ones that will shape who our children are in the future. The ones that will give them comfort in times of pain, and the memories that will allow you to look back with pride for your children.
Lesson learned from my child.
It’s ok for a father to admit when he is wrong. It won’t crack that aura of invincibility that many of us have in our children’s eyes. It makes us more approachable for our children.
Successful fatherhood moment.
The children and I built a trebuchet big enough to chuck a watermelon 50 yards. During the construction and after we launched the watermelon, my children could explain fractions and could see the importance of math in their everyday lives.
Dad I admire.
My friend, Mick. I admire him for his infinite patience. Even though he loses it at times, like the rest of us, he always takes the time to explain to the kids why he is upset. I also admire his mental toughness, composure, and self-control. In the heat of the moment, he manages to keep his cool.
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Originally published in DADLY Dads: Parent of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission.
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