Remember when it was easier? All you had to concern yourself with was pleasing your wife and then taking care of yourself. For her, you cooked dinner every once in a while. You had flowers delivered to her work so she could show off to her co-workers. You even remembered to put down the toilet seat every once in a while when you thought the notion would get you some action.
For yourself, you made sure you had your daily dose of Madden. You treated yourself to a bottle of good wine every once in a while. You went to Best Buy and actually bought stuff, instead of just drooling over them.
You were a stud and you knew it. And the things you didn”t master with the confusing world of relationships, you learned to live with. Read the rest of this entry »
This post was originally published May 10, 2007. With father’s Day approaching it’s good to reflect on how Mom’s score with Mother’s Day.
The following rant is an irrational, straight-from-the-heart rambling by a sleep-deprived overworked and stressed-out father. You have been warned.
The big day for moms is coming up this sunday: Mother’s Day. It’s a time for celebrating the best thing to ever happen to you and your kids: the mom. And even though it is all nice and cheery, deep down inside, us dads who are really honest about are feelings, feel like we get the royal screwjob. There is no question that moms deserve everything they get, but dads wants some action too. Here’s why: Read the rest of this entry »
The clock’s ticking, so let’s get right to it. Regardless of how cool an item you purchase for your wife, if signing the credit card slip at the mall or clicking the mouse on your computer represents your complete involvement in the Mother’s Day gift, you haven’t done enough. Oh, it might work the first year or two, but quickly you’ll learn that, at least for Mother’s Day: More Thought + More Effort = Better Gift.
It’s all about the kids. Make sure you add a kid angle to whatever you give your wife. Let’s take some of the items from Reviewdad’s gift list to see how this works. For the lunch tote, have your kids write a bunch of different messages on colored papers. Put them aside and slip one into the tote every once in a while when mom’s not looking. Think about how finding a simple note with the word “smile” written in your kid’s scrawl could turn her day around. For the yoga mat, if your kids are old enough, check out a book or video from the library and teach the kids some yoga poses so they can lead mom in an impromptu Mother’s Day yoga class. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever wanted to know what its like to be with a supermodel? Supermodel Adriana Lima has some tips to being with a supermodel. You can read it here.
Odds are, you may have already dated or even married a potential supermodel. You just didn’t know it because you were buried in your Blackberry. For us married folks, it is important to remember how hot our wives are and apply the same principles.
Finally, national recognition (and reality revealed) for what us dads come to realize very quickly when we become dads - that the burden of keeping the physical romance alive when you have a family falls to us guys and that we’re pretty great for figuring out how to do it!
Where is this recognition coming from? NPR of all places. That’s right - National Public Radio.
Commentator Patrica Dunnigan’s revelation of the “romantic prowess” of “suburban dads” and assertion that “it is time to extend some long-overdue credit” should cause us all to puff up our chests and her words (which you can listen to or read here) should make us all smile. It did for me.
NSA (Noodad Service Announcement): Valentine’s Day is less than 3 weeks away. Don’t let it sneak up on you…do your shopping now.
And if your a busy guy who’d prefer to let your fingers do the shopping (I’m not talking about the 5 finger discount!), Red Envelope can help.
A ReviewDad favorite for many years now for its vast selection of “I’d NEVER have thought of that” gifts, stellar web site, great customer service (with honest-to-god helpful live chat) and somewhat reasonable prices, not only can Red Envelope help but it stands to become the chief weapon in your gift-giving arsenal from this day forward.
V-day is tough…I mean, do you want to be THAT guy who does the dozen roses thing EVERY year? You don’t and she doesn’t want you to be either. Other options include what? Undies and chocolate. BORING. Let’s face it, she doesn’t want to wear it and the chocolate isn’t much of an incentive! And none of these represent much in the way of upside for you. Read the rest of this entry »
Breastfeeding is a natural and very exciting thing for a dad to witness. As we have written before, although it may seem like an erotic peepshow jackpot for predads thinking they will get to ogle their wives’ monster jugs every few hours, they will quickly realize that it is sadly, not the case.
But is breastfeeding obscene? Apparently Facebook thought so. They banned pictures of breastfeeding on their site. Then when a video montage of women breastfeeding was put together by a mom in protest and published on YouTube, they banned it too. Read the rest of this entry »
We know that despite our best efforts, there are chicks visiting our site and reading our articles. You ladies just can’t help it can you? Like the scene in Porky’s you just can’t help look through the peephole to the locker room. Ok, maybe that was just us guys in high school that dreamt of the girl’s locker room.
Regardless, while you are here, we may as well use you to our advantage. After all, the holidays are right around the corner and you probably want to know what we want.
You may be asking yourself, "Why in the world is Noodad and Foodad posting an article directed at moms?" The answer is simple: These ladies are cool moms and their book is bad.ass. And…read suggestion #1: show it to your wife and thank us later.
By Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone, co-authors of Babyproofing Your Marriage
So, ladies, what’s it going to be for Father’s Day this year? Do you want to stick with the usual standbys – necktie, sporting goods, power tools – or instead, really try to knock his socks off? In writing Babyproofing Your Marriage, we talked to hundreds of dads who told us they were desperately in need of a little appreciation. Yet another addition to his sports/sock/electrical appliance collection won’t make your man feel like he’s king for the day. He’d rather have one of the Three A’s: Appreciation, Affirmation or Acknowledgement. Sound familiar? He wants the same thing you do!
Most men told us that no matter how hard they work, they feel like it’s never enough for their wives. According to them, we only seem to notice the things they don’t do (forgetting to pick up the milk), and/or the things they don’t do right (dressing the kids for church in football jerseys).
It's my time of the month. I can't explain it but for some reason little things get on my nerves, I'm irritable, I'm feeling a tad bloated, and I am generally a pain in the ass to be around. These days, I pop a few StressTabs in my mouth every morning. You know the pills: the ones with the picture of the candle being burned on both ends on the outside?
A week ago, I was fine. There was an optimism in the air. Everything was cheery. Then little by little, a cloud started to form over my head. At first I thought I was imagining my ever-increasing bitchiness. But when I still couldn't sustain a smile after my Red Sox swept the Yankees last weekend, I knew I had it bad. I was Man-struating.
You may think that having the "time of the month" is reserved for the vagina and boob crowd, but you are wrong. Men can go through it too. Sure, we aren't purging discharge from our bodies but we can get pretty moody. And for no apparent reason, we can snap at innocent loved ones with our irrationality. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember when it was easier? All you had to concern yourself with was pleasing your wife and then taking care of yourself. For her, you cooked dinner every once in a while. You had flowers delivered to her work so she could show off to her co-workers. You even remembered to put down the toilet seat every once in a while when you thought the notion would get you some action.
The clock’s ticking, so let’s get right to it. Regardless of how cool an item you purchase for your wife, if signing the credit card slip at the mall or clicking the mouse on your computer represents your complete involvement in the Mother’s Day gift, you haven’t done enough. Oh, it might work the first year or two, but quickly you’ll learn that, at least for Mother’s Day: More Thought + More Effort = Better Gift.
We know that despite our best efforts, there are chicks visiting our site and reading our articles. You ladies just can’t help it can you? Like the 
It's my time of the month. I can't explain it but for some reason little things get on my nerves, I'm irritable, I'm feeling a tad bloated, and I am generally a pain in the ass to be around. These days, I pop a few StressTabs in my mouth every morning. You know the pills: the ones with the picture of the candle being burned on both ends on the outside?
