In January, I managed to be annoying enough to make Philips change the description of a parenting product from "Made for Moms" to "Made for Parents."
In February, I complained about Internet trolls who use every opportunity to criticize other parents.
In March, I tried to be positive by defending Huggies record when it came to dads.
In April, I dismissed the Terrible Twos myth.
In May, I attacked the idea that men are perverts unless proven trust-worthy.
In June, I wrote about my problem with the Mr. Mom movie.
In July, I wrote about my own inadequate parenting, and about failing to see the world from my boy's point of view.
In August, I mentioned two companies that "got" fatherhood, portraying dads as normal people, rather than as stereotypes.
In September, I wrote about the changing view of fatherhood.
In October, I wrote about what is still probably my proudest moment as a father.
In November, I made the case for calling out companies that offend dads, trying to look at marketing as a part of a bigger picture.
Find out about the petition at change.org/petitions/dads-don-t-babysit
And in December, I wrote about the Dad Bloggers Facebook Group I started.
And after all of that, what has been my viral post? Which of my posts has been seen by over 32,000 people? How DID I make that difference?
Unfortunately, it wasn't a blog post, and it wasn't anything related to parenting or to fatherhood. It was this picture of a bubblegum flavored apple I put on my Facebook page, taken while shopping in the supermarket.
By the time I got home, it had been shared 285 times on Facebook, and seen by over 32,000 people. The description of the picture was, "They sell bubblegum-flavored apples in the supermarket. That asteroid can't come soon enough." It was funny, because it was a couple of days before the end of the world, see... Anyway, I took the picture and continued shopping. And suddenly, by the time I get home, a man who could--and maybe one day would--live on nothing but Nutella, is seen by thousands of people as an advocate for healthy food.
Oh, Internet...
