Goodbye Mother; Hello Father
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Maybe you noticed a few minor changes around here. This week -- well, except for Wednesday ... I'm taking the day off, people -- MotherBunker is changing its name and its storylines to salute the dads we know and love. I, for one, hope this will make up for all the bitching I do every other week of the year, what with the picking up of the socks and the cleaning up of the crumbs and the shoveling of the discarded junk mail, etc. (Oh, did I just defeat the purpose of said salute? Whoops. Will try to do better.)
But seriously, because I'm still new to this whole blogging thing (at what point do I get to stop saying that I'm new, I wonder?) I've only recently discovered all the dad blogs out there -- and let me tell you (maybe I don't need to tell you), there are many. And they are GOOD, people. I'm talking introspective, funny, touching, beautifully written and satisfyingly thought-provoking blogs that I have officially fallen for. See that BunkerRoll over there on the right? I've already added a few of my new finds to it. And now I think it's time you checked them out, too, because: Bottom line? Reading these dad blogs might just make you a better father. A better mother. A better wife. And if you blog, a better writer.
A dad friend of mine said to me once that there was no magazine out there for him, the suburban, married dad. "We can read specialty pubs (Golf, SI, etc.) or single guy-focused pubs (Maxim, FHM – which ultimately just p*ss us off because we’ll never have washboard abs nor do we need '15 sure-fire ways to pick up girls in bars'). Imagine a pub dedicated to a mixture of home maintenance basics, sports/leisure, balancing wives/kids/jobs, etc. It’s gold, Jerry ... gold!"
You can't take these to the bathroom with you (or can you? Hello there, laptop), but there is plenty such gold to be mined right here, on these fine sites:
The Blogfathers is a great collection of writing from several dad blogs, a kind of one-stop peek into the mind of Dad. It's so great I could spend the whole day reading it in that wonderful getting-lost way. May I suggest:
The Sound of Magic by Flagrant Disregard: On the wonders that happen when you stop and listen to your child.
Being Daddy by Genuine: On the frustrations of being a SAHD and business owner, and on the meetings that matter most.
Our First Years by Hygiene Chronicles: On how grad school and grade school measure up.
Also:
Watch Me Daddy by Child's Play x2: A father of twins talks about collecting "remember whens."
DaddyTypes: Daddy goods, daddy style, daddy news and info. (From a Raleigh native!) And also: Thingamababy.
Plus: The best BlogHer Ad descriptor I've seen, on Cynical Dad: "beats selling sperm." Great, right? So is the rest of his blog.
You'll find stay-at-home punk-rock/aspiring author dads and, across the pond, a dad chronicling his inability to concieve (he's a bit cheeky, as you might guess from the subject of said blog. His reader feed says, "Never miss a squirt".) You'll find a SAHD of five between the ages of 6 and 13 months, who captures the conversations and labor of fatherhood with remarkable cheer (did I mention? FIVE kids).
And finally, because I can't list them all:
MetroDad, because he's just good.
Got some favorites of your own? Post 'em below.
But seriously, because I'm still new to this whole blogging thing (at what point do I get to stop saying that I'm new, I wonder?) I've only recently discovered all the dad blogs out there -- and let me tell you (maybe I don't need to tell you), there are many. And they are GOOD, people. I'm talking introspective, funny, touching, beautifully written and satisfyingly thought-provoking blogs that I have officially fallen for. See that BunkerRoll over there on the right? I've already added a few of my new finds to it. And now I think it's time you checked them out, too, because: Bottom line? Reading these dad blogs might just make you a better father. A better mother. A better wife. And if you blog, a better writer.
A dad friend of mine said to me once that there was no magazine out there for him, the suburban, married dad. "We can read specialty pubs (Golf, SI, etc.) or single guy-focused pubs (Maxim, FHM – which ultimately just p*ss us off because we’ll never have washboard abs nor do we need '15 sure-fire ways to pick up girls in bars'). Imagine a pub dedicated to a mixture of home maintenance basics, sports/leisure, balancing wives/kids/jobs, etc. It’s gold, Jerry ... gold!"
You can't take these to the bathroom with you (or can you? Hello there, laptop), but there is plenty such gold to be mined right here, on these fine sites:
The Blogfathers is a great collection of writing from several dad blogs, a kind of one-stop peek into the mind of Dad. It's so great I could spend the whole day reading it in that wonderful getting-lost way. May I suggest:
The Sound of Magic by Flagrant Disregard: On the wonders that happen when you stop and listen to your child.
Being Daddy by Genuine: On the frustrations of being a SAHD and business owner, and on the meetings that matter most.
Our First Years by Hygiene Chronicles: On how grad school and grade school measure up.
Also:
Watch Me Daddy by Child's Play x2: A father of twins talks about collecting "remember whens."
DaddyTypes: Daddy goods, daddy style, daddy news and info. (From a Raleigh native!) And also: Thingamababy.
Plus: The best BlogHer Ad descriptor I've seen, on Cynical Dad: "beats selling sperm." Great, right? So is the rest of his blog.
You'll find stay-at-home punk-rock/aspiring author dads and, across the pond, a dad chronicling his inability to concieve (he's a bit cheeky, as you might guess from the subject of said blog. His reader feed says, "Never miss a squirt".) You'll find a SAHD of five between the ages of 6 and 13 months, who captures the conversations and labor of fatherhood with remarkable cheer (did I mention? FIVE kids).
And finally, because I can't list them all:
MetroDad, because he's just good.
Got some favorites of your own? Post 'em below.
Di
June 7, 2008 9:33 AM
http://www.liveandletdi.com/my_weblog/2008/06/things-i-learne.html
Here is a blog I am reading which is co-authored by a Mom and Dad. I "met" them in the above-referenced book:
http://12tutufondue.blogspot.com/
Here's another one from a contributor to the anthology:
http://www.dearspike.com/
It's a little too sappy for me, so I'm not adding it to my blogroll, but it's sweet from a Dad to his daughter. Yup, Spike.
Pearl
June 8, 2008 11:50 PM