Category: Stories
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How To Make Cooking With Your Toddler Fun
Cooking with toddlers can be awesome, however, cooking is not one of my specialties. Try as I might I have not got better. Sadly I am full-grown adult still capable of burning water. Which is why I am so fortunate to be married to Dashing Mom. Not only does she work hard all week for…
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5 Things I Love About Being a Stay At Home Dad
I won’t lie to you, there are lots of reasons I love being a stay-at-home-dad and I think being a stay-at-home-dad is the greatest job in the world. There hasn’t been a day where I have thought to myself “Man I wish I was back at work,” or “boy I miss those long commutes in…
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Why I Thought We Didn’t Need Toddler Swimming Lessons
Looking for the best toddler swim lessons in Calgary? Check out my post here with my recommendation. If you’re looking for a review of the YMCA lessons as well as a list of available options around the city, see below! **Updated September 2018** When I first wrote this post, I didn’t know too much about…
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Giving yourself permission to stay home
The toughest days for being a stay-at-home-dad (or stay-at-home-mom) are the days where you’re just done. You’re tired, you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, everything’s going wrong, or you just don’t think you have the energy to do it today. Unfortunately, your boss (or bosses) won’t give you the day off.…
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Dashing Family’s Birth Story
Maybe a more apt title would be AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Every birth story is unique, but I think for new parents the nervous, anxious, exciting feelings and straight out fear are common. I was certainly a ball of all of these things. Clara was due November 7, a day that came and passed with no sign that…