There’s an old saying that goes, “Parenthood does not come with an instruction manual.” As I began my journey into fatherhood back in 2006, when my one-and-only child was born, I, too, found myself without a guidebook for the specific fatherly circumstances I had to bear. To this day, my fatherly life has been wrought [...]

Members of the Life of Dad crew — David Guest (Co-Founder), Ryan E. Hamilton (Co-Founder, Chief Web Developer), and Patrick Quinn (Copywriter & Director of Social Media) — attended the Dad 2.0 Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, Texas on Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2013, courtesy of Farm Rich, new Life of [...]

Based on the potentially controversial title of this article, I think I have a lot of explaining to do…So, let’s jump right into the matter! Okay? First, let me boldly state what this article is NOT. This article is NOT to ridicule fathers who pay child support. Many of them are loving and involved fathers. [...]

Parenthood and child rearing are all about transitions.  Let’s face it, life is one long series of transitions, from childhood to adulthood — from total dependence to absolute independence. A few years ago, as my son was learning how to be more self-sufficient in the bathtub, I had to come up with a sure-fire way [...]

My wife and I have been going through a separation and divorce, and not one of those [quote-unquote] “amicable” divorces I keep hearing about…I’m sure you’ve heard of ‘em! You know, those really beautiful divorces where husband and wife mutually agree to move on, put their issues in writing, make it official, then ride off [...]