I’m seriously considering carrying around pocket-friendly, deployable caltrops for such occasions. Read more
Dad voice is a tool that requires practice. In the Army, I sometimes used Dad voice, but I couldn’t always pull it off. It wasn’t the right time. I was too young and it felt like I was straining. I learned to just say quiet words to my NCOs and rely on their Dad voices. Read more
I loved reading about toe & claw length as distinguishable characteristics between black bears & grizzlies. If you’re close enough to notice the length of a grizzly’s claws, it’s probably because it just used them to maul you to death. Read more
The other name for Dad Voice is Command Voice. A useful skill to have when directing 80 people to walk in a straight line while looking at the ground, or while discussing with a junior Marine why his lack of shave due to not getting a haircut makes zero sense, and that he is an utter moron. Read more
I’ve been a stay-at-home dad since my second daughter was born. She just turned nine and has an older sister who will be 12 in July. My wife was a mental health counselor (now a school guidance counselor) and I had a consulting and accounting background with a lucrative side income playing online poker.
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I was laid off about 2.5 months after my daughter was born (have 2 older sons) and once my wife went back to work I had about 2 months of being a stay at home dad. Not really long enough to get particularly good at it, but it made me wish I had had that opportunity with my first two. But if was fucking tough. The very… Read more
I am pretty sure when I return to the workforce it’s going to be shelving cans at 50. Not too many programs for reintegration for stay-at-home dads like me. I agree that I also get a lot of awkwardness from strangers. Especially when trying to follow up on school and therapy things for my kids. I will get calls about… Read more
I hear you on the shopping in the girls’ section. My daughter refuses to be present when her underwear is being purchased, so I get to brave that gauntlet alone every few months. It’s a miracle that I haven’t been arrested with “Nihao, Kai-Lan” panties in my cart. Read more
I work from home full time. Read more
From experience: Read more