The Very Close Call

March 8, 2013 will be a day that I will never forget for as long as I live because I didn’t know if my daughter would survive the day.

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Toughness Learned The Hard Way

One thing I will teach Little DDW and her unborn sister is the importance of toughness. Through a lot of boneheaded decisions made by yours truly, I finally figured out the true definition of the word, and I think I’ll be ready to share my wisdom with my girls when the time comes.

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The Deadbeat or The Kid?

It’s a question that’s been asked since the beginning of time: What comes first, the chicken or the egg? My answer will always change depending on when you ask me and I’m pretty sure that’s the case with all of you as well. Now that I’m further down the road of fatherhood, I figured I’d pose a similarly challenging question: What comes first, the deadbeat or his/her kids? Let’s find out.

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I Should’ve Known

Mommy Doin’ Work spent this past Saturday at all an all-day conference, and I was left to babysit (KIDDING!!) watch my daughter alone for the day. It’s amazing how much a dude can learn in the span of eight hours, and I’ll lay it all out for you right now. 

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Life After Death

As most of you know, I travelled from California to my home state of Massachusetts this past weekend for the memorial service of my childhood friend who passed away due to cancer on November 27th. Although only 10% of my readers know Wade personally, it doesn’t change the fact that he can teach all of us a few things about how to live our best lives.


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Sick Toddler Theater

Daughter Doin’ Work (Little DDW) is sick with pneumonia. As we all know, pneumonia is NO joke and has the potential to be fatal when not properly treated. Luckily, Little DDW is on the mend – but I’ve learned a lot during the past few days.

 

 

 

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Revelations in Paradise

I’m back from my vacation in Hawaii! You don’t need me to tell you how awesome America’s 50th state is, but I will tell you that I learned a lot during my week in paradise and I’ll share my thoughts with you now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What’s Your Why?

“Why?” is the most important question you will ever answer in your life. Why is this, you ask? I’ll tell you. 

 

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Achieving Happy

Last week I posted a picture of myself smiling on the Daddy Doin’ Work Facebook page and one of my faithful followers asked, “Has anyone told you that you always look so happy?” Yes, I get that a lot, but I wasn’t always this way. Also, the reason why I’m so happy now will surprise you. Get comfortable, because I have a lot to say. 

 

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Girl Power

As Mommy Doin’ Work and I try like hell to get pregnant with baby #2 (no luck yet), it makes me count my blessings about life with my daughter and reflect on how our baby completely changed my perspective regarding little girls. Let me explain.

 

 

 

 

 

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