A Practical and Tactical Alternative to the Diaper Bag

The tactical daddy diaper vest by the Melnick Conglomerate is a new kind of diaper "bag" for dads. This product puts the utility of a diaper bag into an official looking vest format.  Noodad got the vest and said to me “foodad, this thing is way too big for Reviewdad (our quick witted, sharp-as-a-tack, yet size ‘Petite’ review editor), we’re going to need you to take this one.”  We opened it and pulled it out of the box.  I tried it on and suddenly something strange happened: (be sure to read on after checking out the video…)

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Does Breastfeeding Get My Wife Hot and Bothered?

Welcome to another installment of our weekly feature: Ask the Chick.
The chick is Latia Harris, a noodad reader and mom
with a lot of answers for you. Each week, Latia will answer the
questions you don’t have the balls to ask your own wives.

Chick, I have read that some women get turned on when they breastfeed. Is this true?

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The Coolest Kid Shoe On The Planet: The STAN from Vincent Shoes

Every once in a while you will come across a product that you absolutely have to get for your kid. Most of the time, that product is a toy of some sort. A remote controlled Hummer. A Nerf basketball hoop. A Power Wheels Jeep.

Well, today, noodads, I'm here to tell you that it is ok for that item to be a pair of shoes. Yes, a pair of shoes. First off, before you guys start bagging on me for my metrosexual ways, it is these priorities that have earned me the "LL" prefix to my title. Like LL Cool J, the ladies love Noodad so back off.

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The Top 10 Most Painful Things of Fatherhood

No matter how amazing being a Dad can be, the bottom line is fatherhood is sometimes filled with pain. This pain comes in all shapes and sizes. Some are psychological. Some are physical. But they all result in you wanting to curl up in the fetal position. But you don't have to resort to just grinning and bearing it. Sometimes just realizing you aren't alone makes a huge difference. So join me as I take you through the Top 10 Most Painful Things of Fatherhood.
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The Terrible Twos: Myth or Reality?

If you’re new to parenting, chances are good that you’ve heard cautionary tales about the Terrible Twos from experienced parents.  If you’re gearing up for some sort of demonic puberty that erupts once your kid hits the 24-month marker, as college football analyst Lee Corso likes to say while pointing into the camera with a Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil: Not so fast!  The rumors about your little angel morphing into a devil at the age of two might just not happen.  Don’t get too excited, though.  It WILL probably happen eventually.  Just like in all other area of development, some kids reach this milestone sooner than others.  And, as with all kids, the degrees of the affliction vary.  Some kids’ worst behavior might equate to refusing to brush their teeth at bedtime, while others may take to smashing toys on the heads of any kid who dares enter his or her personal space. 
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Noodad Product Test Drive: Warm As A Lamb Stroller Coat

WIN a Warm As A Lamb Stroller Coat for yourself! See details after the jump. 

If your kid looks like the Michelin Man whenever you leave the house, you must live north of the 38th parallel.  Actually, this winter, you could live in Texas. Thanks to El Niño (or is it La Niña?), it doesn’t seem to matter.  Baby, it’s friggin’ cold outside!

For most of us, winter is cold.  For some of us, it’s the kind of winter that saps your soul and drags on forever…but we expect that.  The real rub is that we can’t spend four months on the couch playing PlayStation all toasty warm…especially when you’re a dad.   Eventually, you need to leave your house.  So you cowboy up and deal with it because despite mankind’s thousands of years of invention in the effort to combat the cold, no matter how much Polar Fleece, down, GoreTex or Thinsulate you wrap your ass in, when you’re outside, you’re still OUTSIDE!

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Strollers on Escalators: Your Laziness Could Kill Your Kid

Go to any mall these days and you will no doubt witness a travesty. Parents putting their kids lives at risk. The crime occurs when parents take the escalator up and down with their kids strapped into their stroller.

Not taking strollers on an escalator is a rule that should be followed always. Why? Because your kid could get killed or worse, maimed. Say you are holding the stroller tightly and your kid decides to lean forward. You lose your grip and your precious namesake is tumbling down the metal staircase.
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What Age Is Too Old To Have Kids?

There's a post over on Blogging Baby, about Robert Duvall wanting to have kids. Apparently, the 76 year old actor, who has no kids, wants to still have them with his wife (who is 40 years younger than he is). The problem is apparently, he is shootin' blanks.

Sure, he may be able to afford to raise them, but as a 76 year old, don't you think his boat has sailed? Regardless of the age of his wife, isn't he basically setting his kids up for a lifetime without a father? Is it even fair to them or to his wife?

Which brings us to this week's question: 

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The Super Power You Gain As A Dad

There are many benefits to becoming a dad. By performing basic parenting tasks, you go through a magical metamorphosis and after a few months, what once was a flabby, lazy, lump of turd, has been transformed into a super hero. Yeah, that's right, I called you a lump of turd. But I also called you a super hero so it's all good.

Dads possess super powers beyond basic non-dad comprehension. The key is how you harness these newfound powers and use them for good. Superman may have been faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and be able to leap taller than a building. But, Superman's got nothing on Super Dad. The key is which super power you got.
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Why You Shouldn’t Watch American Idol with a 4 Year Old

I admit it. I'm one of the tens of millions of Americans who, faithfully every week, watch American Idol. There are many reasons why American Idol takes first priority on my television every tuesdays and wednesdays: I like the music (don't we all love  to hear the same Stevie Wonder and Donna Summers songs every year?), I like Paula Abdul (I can't get past my boyhood crush from the Cold Hearted video) , and I like the shameless product placement (hey, I'm in advertising, what do you expect?).

But my most favorite past time when it comes to American Idol is to be catty. After day in and day out of life's B.S., don't we all deserve the right to blatantly criticize these 12 attention-hungry, fame-grubbing young adults every week? I like to criticize the way they make that weird face when they sing the high notes, their poor choice of song arrangements, and their poor wardrobe choices. And God help them when they forget their words. Boy does my TV get an earful! It's not anger, it's entertainment. That's the reality tv way! That's my pleasure.
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