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• Designer Daddy’s Top 14 Blog Posts of 2014

  

  A lot of people seem to be glad 2014 is behind us — in a hurry to forget all about it. Certainly it had its share of frustration, failure and loss. But there wa... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy New Year from Designer Daddy, Depeche Mode & DMK

  Early on in Designer Daddy’s existence, I learned about DMK — a Depeche Mode cover band from BogatĂĄ, Columbia. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Best of 2014: SuperLunchNotes!

  

  I hope to get around to a “Greatest Hits of 2014″ post for all of DesignerDaddy.com, but until then this one will have to do. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Top 10 Unpublished Posts of 2014

  

  Not long ago I was whining to my posse of dad bloggers that I had started writing several different posts, but then abandoned them in frustration and from a... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Considering Christmas

  

  Christmas is often idealized as a time of reflection, to pause and consider life, family, world peace — lightweight stuff like that. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fostering Good Will

  I spend a lot of time worrying if I’m a good enough father. My concerns aren’t so much that my son’s being raised by two dads or that he’s adopted — though I... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Tylenol Recreates Norman Rockwell Painting with Lesbian Moms

  

  A new campaign from Tylenol brings an iconic Norman Rockwell painting to life with more diverse depictions of family – including an Asian family, an African... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Old Spice and the Horrors of Adolescence

  

  I grew up the son and grandson of Baptist ministers — men not historically well-versed in the art of scented body sprays. While I learned many valuable lessons... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Gay Dad’s Letter to His Younger Self

  

  Dear Younger Me,Well, it looks like same-sex marriage is about to be legal in the entire U.S. And although it seems like it’s taken an eternity for all 50 state... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• PBS KIDS Makes It a Wonderful Day in Our Neighborhood

  

  Earlier this year, our family had a uniquely awesome experience — we starred in a TV promo for PBS KIDS! Ours was one of several testimonials featuring parents... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens…and So Do My Memories

  

  I resisted the pull of The Dark Side, not watching the new Star Wars teaser trailer online. I was determined we would see it on the big screen first, so Friday... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What I Know This Thanksgiving

  Over the last couple of days I’ve stopped and started writing several times about Ferguson and Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and toy guns, race and violence. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fridge Wisdom: Four More States Make It Over the Rainbow

  

  And then there were 15. Just over a dozen states remain either defiant against or dragging their heels on legalizing same-sex marriage. 62.4% of Americans now... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Disney’s The Little Mermaid: Not Just for Girls

  

  It’s difficult to fathom that 25 years have passed since The Little Mermaid ushered in the “Disney Renaissance” — with no signs of the Mouse House’s dominance o... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Being Present

  

  I don’t know who first said it, but I heard my father weave it into countless sermons when I was growing up: “No one ever said on their deathbed, ‘I wish I’d... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Author Judith Viorst Talks Alexander, Movies & the Benefit of Bad Days

  

  A couple of months ago my husband mentioned that he had a client whose mother was a children’s book author, and that a movie was being made of one of her books. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Big Hero 6 Review: A Big Hit with the Whole Family

  

  To cap off a truly epic 5th birthday weekend for our little (sorry, BIG) guy, we put down the LEGO sets and headed out to see Big Hero 6 as a family. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old…” Slow Down Edition

  

  On the eve of my son’s birthday, this is the final installment of “When I’m Five Years Old…” I had a half dozen others I could have used, illustrating things... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old…” Underwater Edition

  

  More than any other parental duty, bath time has changed the most in my nearly five years of dadhood. What started as a quiet time of bonding has gone through... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• DIY Ghostbusters Halloween Costume

  

  At some point I may do a write up of how I turned my occasionally mild-manners son into Egon Spengler, the nerdiest of those superhero/super-scientists known... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING