Father’s Day is rapidly approaching, and we are featuring a different great dad blogger every day up until then. Today, it’s all about Scotty Schrier.
Scotty Schrier is a stay at home father of two little boys and husband to an extraordinary woman who puts up with his insanity. He is also an indie author with aspirations of grandeur and runs the blog Dads Who Change Diapers. When he’s not eating brains or terrorizing teenagers in dark cemeteries he enjoys writing. He has a collection of short fiction published on Amazon and will be debuting his newest novel Jode: Unforgiven this summer. You can usually find him lurking on Twitter or on his Facebook page.
What’s in your man cave? I have two stand-up video games from the old days. “Side Arms” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (The 4 player version.) I got them at an auction when an arcade was going out of business. I’m currently on the lookout for 7′ billiard tables for sale to add to my man cave. I’m also looking for the best pool stick brands. I was in the process of doing the ‘full man cave’ conversion of the garage when we had kids. Now, I’m so busy with the boys, that my man cave has resorted to spiderwebs and storage. When the boys get older, we’ll revisit the cave and do it up awesome.
My wife is my hero because… she’s awesome. I’m a stay at home dad and an author. So, her income is needed to keep the household going. On top of working her tail off to provide for us, she also makes sure that I have plenty of time each week to get away from the kids and get some writing done. She has such complete faith in my abilities as a writer and a father, that I can’t help but feel blessed to have her in my life. She pushes me to be a better man and father.
If you your wife could vacation without your kids, where would you go? We’d take a castle tour of Germany.
If you could go on any vacation with your kids, where would you go? I’d like to take them to Tahiti.
What’s your favorite meal to cook for your kids? Every Friday night is “Breakfast for Dinner Night”. They kids get to help make a high holy mess making pancakes or waffles. My oldest son helps me crack the eggs for everyone, then helps set the table as well most nights. It’s a good time to get together as a family and just have some fun. It has become a Family Fun Night in so many ways.
My most traumatic parenting experience was when… My youngest son choked on a marshmallow one day. I know it wasn’t for more than 15 or 20 seconds, but watching his eyes as he looked at me wondering what was wrong…it felt like forever. I tried to Heimlich him, with no result. In desperation I ran a finger down his throat and pulled it out. He and I cried at the table while my oldest son looked on in total confusion. Worst. Day. Ever.
What sports team must your kids like? University of Texas football.
What sports team can your kids never like? OU. (Oklahoma)
If fatherhood was a beer, which type of beer would it be and why? It would be one of those sampler 12-packs you get from different breweries. Every time you get one of those, there’s always one beer that you absolutely love and you wish there were more of them. Then there’s one type you can’t stand and wish there were far fewer of them. Then there’s the other beers in there that are pretty good. The entire experience, overall, is great, with a few awesome moments and a few nasty ones…just like being a dad.
Describe your perfect Father’s Day. Steak. Beer. Video game. I’m a simple man, really.
Make sure you head over and check out Scotty’s blog, Dads Who Change Diapers. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter.