Thank God for Elf on the Shelf. Based upon a 2005 book, this new tradition involves placing an elf (that you’ve named and personalized) in a corner of your home. Supposedly, the elf watches the behavior of your kids, then flies home to the North Pole after bedtime, to fill in the Big Guy. The elf [...]

Crunchyface is jealous.  A couple of Dads start singing a show tune and all of a sudden Life of Dad is blowing up. Meanwhile, Crunchy’s most recent hysterical feature, on funny things that have washed up on the beach, has received nary a hit. Perhaps it’s time to reassess both material and motivation. As the only childless contributor [...]

Psst. You. Yeah, you with the fanny pack…c’mere, I wanna talk to you. I know what it’s like for guys like you–dads–around Father’s Day. Not only are you prevented from doing what you want on your day (drinking and sports), but you get gifts. Gifts from the wife–gifts from the kids. And don’t get me [...]

As today’s children are more savvy and sophisticated than their predecessors, (namely us), it has become increasingly more difficult to keep the Santa Claus illusion a viable part of the wonderful Christmas experience. Much as we may want to prop up the belief in ol’ Saint Nick, so that our children can feel the same wonder [...]