A Dozen Questions with Dad – Dallas Smith

Maybe you know as an award-winning, chart-topping Canadian country artist or maybe you remember him as the lead singer of the Juno-winning rock group . Today though, we're here to introduce him as a dad.

The B.C. native is dad to two (a teen son and a young daughter) with a third on the way, and this week we caught up with him to learn a little bit about his daddy life and what it looks like.

Before we get into it, I need to point out that I'm especially happy to present this post, because my daddy life has been tied to Dallas since the early moments of Ollie's life. In my first time alone with him, before he was officially named even, I found myself swaying and pacing while holding him and singing Dallas' Sky Stays This Blue and The Tragically Hip's Wheat Kings. It was calm and I was happy. I think Sky Stays This Blue came to me because of the video, with Dallas and his daughter Vayda together and happy too.

Check out the tweet about those early moments and the music video now.

Honoured to be apart of that 1st moment Josh. Enjoy those moments buddy. It all flies by way too quick. https://t.co/LoWmjUmONW

- dallassmith (@dallassmith) April 29, 2018

Dallas Smith - Sky Stays This Blue

Dallas recently released his fourth full-length country album Timeless, that has already produced five #1 singles, bringing his career total to 10, with an astonishing 9 in a row. It's quite a feat for a Canadian artist. He's also up for four Canadian Country Music Association awards (September 27, 2020) including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Fans' Choice, Single of the Year.

Thanks to Dallas for taking the time to answer the dad questions. I've had the chance to talk to him more than a couple of times over the last few years (including a great call last week that became this feature: ) but this is the more dad talk we've ever had.

Check out A Dozen Questions with Dad featuring Dallas Smith now and hit him up at these links to listen to his music and learn more about him.

A Dozen Questions with Dad - Dallas Smith

1. What is your favourite curse word alternative to use around the kids?

Fudge

2. What is your favourite thing to watch with your kids? (TV, movies, YouTube, etc.)

Zombies on Disney

3. Which kids program from your childhood do you wish was in HD and still relevant now for your kids?

Fraggle Rock

4. Which fictional dad (TV, movies, books, comics, etc.) do you like to think you most resemble or would you want to resemble as a dad?

Ray from Everyone Loves Raymond

5. What is the one toy your kids love that you wish would go missing? (past or present)

All of her dolls that "poop"

6. Which of your hobbies/interests have you or do you hope to pass on to your kids?

All my kids HAVE to be hockey fans.

7. Do you have a go-to meal for daddy cooks or solo daddy dinner night?

drive thru or finger cooking

8. Do you feel like you were sufficiently warned about how many times you'd get hit in the nuts as a dad?

I've actually gotten off pretty lucky so far. I might have a real bad one in my future to make up for it.

9. On a scale of 1 to 10, how close is your experience as a dad to what you thought it would be before you were a dad (1 = not close, nobody told me it would be like this. 10 = really close, I had a pretty good idea what I was getting into)?

5 - Some I wish I was warned about

10. What is the most challenging thing about being a dad for you? (ie. discipline, organization, leaving to go to work, helping with school work, explaining the world. etc.)

Organization 100%. This house would fall apart if it wasn't for my wife.

11. Can you share a proud dad moment or memory with us?

Large truck sped thru my daughters school zone and she said "That man has a small penis."

12. What significant yet simple piece of advice would you give to other dads or dads-to-be?

Prepare for your life's purpose to alter. You think you know how much you will love your child. You'll love them more than that.