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Category: Family

The Poet and the Wolf

My friend Thom Hofman would have turned 46 this week, I have been writing and re-writing for a while and felt I needed to get it out. The year 2022 was not the best for everyone. We were all dealing with the effects of Covid and in our own bubbles that we hardly hung out…
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June 9, 2023
Halloween Movies to Watch with the Family

With Halloween, a few days away, and the current pandemic changing the way we might celebrate it, what is a family to do? This year, why not stay home with the family, order some food, and watch a fun Halloween themed movie or two. We have rounded up some fun movies to watch, so check…
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October 29, 2020
Going on an Adventure with Tonies

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a Toniebox for our review. All thoughts, opinions, and fun times are our own. Parents, we have all been there: Your child is in front of a screen all day due to school, and as soon as class ends they run to a tablet or phone for more screentime.…
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October 26, 2020
It’s Never Easy to Say Good-Bye

It’s been over a month and we just emptied out her food bowl. The water basically evaporated and her food just sat there untouched. I am not sure if it was a written rule in our house, but no one emptied our dog’s, Samantha aka Sammie aka Sam’s food bowl since she passed away…
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September 10, 2020
Trying to move forward in the midst of setbacks

This is my son’s birthday week and it has been about one month since we have been quarantined due to the coronavirus. It’s interesting seeing all the ways families are celebrating birthdays in these times and what we are doing with this new normal. If you have read some of my posts about my…
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April 15, 2020
Getting lost and found at Dad 2.0

By the time you are reading this, hundreds of dads have reconvened at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C. for the Annual Dad 2.0 summit. Every year this is a great way for Dad Bloggers from all over the country to get together and continue working to advance fatherhood. I know that sounds like…
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February 28, 2020
Exploring the outside world with Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

We always love watching new shows with our children and lately we have a few favorite shows on Netflix that my children and I watch together. Yesterday we started watching Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeast and we went through half the series before bedtime. With the bright colors, frenetic energy, interesting characters, and fantastic…
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January 15, 2020
Enjoying good times, songs and beers at Hofbräuhaus Chicago in Rosemont

Disclaimer: The Fandads were invited to the opening celebrations in exchange for coverage. All thoughts, opinions, and dancing on benches are our own. Prost! Last Friday the Fandads were invited to the opening ceremony at Hofbräuhaus Chicago and we had a blast. We have been lucky to be invited to this annual event and every…
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September 20, 2019
Let’s Not Make This a Yearly Thing, please!

A few weeks into 2018 my son had a seizure. We did not know it was a seizure at the moment and we spent the day in the ER having all sort of tests and bloodwork done on him. Although it was an interesting way to start the new year, we decided that…
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January 4, 2019
Taking it one day at a time

I have wanted to write a follow-up to my post about my son’s seizures and unbeknownst to me, my wife was writing her own post about it. So here is my wife’s guest post which sums up what has been going on and what progress we have made. So this is the first time I’m…
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November 23, 2018