Modern Dad
Being bored wears me out
This past winter, on a wet and cool Saturday afternoon, my kids and wife were off doing their own thing. It was winter so there wasn’t any house or yard […]
As Father’s Day approaches, be sure you hug your mom
By Jon Show. This Father’s Day marks my 11th year as a parent, which means I’ve been raising animals for almost a quarter of my life. I mean children. Raising […]
Modern Dad: Some people should spend more time alone
By Jon Show. My kids are entering the ages where sports become more prevalent in their lives. Future Man plays lacrosse, soccer and basketball. The Blonde Bomber, after trying nearly every […]
Our man’s war against neckties
By Jon Show. Last week the Blonde Bomber walked into my closet while I was putting away laundry and asked me why I don’t wear ties. “I hate ties,” I […]
Modern Dad: Nit nabbers need noggin gnats (to feel fulfilled)
By Jon Show. Five years earlier we were sure we were doing all the right things as parents! But I confess: We have cooties. I know a lot about lice. Too much […]
Camping. Why not just call it a torture test?
Prior to having kids I’d only slept outside two times on purpose. Both were rafting trips in Western North Carolina and it rained each time. I vowed never to go […]
I don’t want a partridge in a pear tree, just flush the d#$% toilet
By Jon Show. As a child, I asked my dad every year what he wanted for Christmas and his response was always the same, “I just want you guys to […]
Modern Dad: Thankful for a life well lived
By Jon Show. Bob Herberger would have been 98 years old this week but he died last month in a nursing home in Texas. He was my grandfather. Bob was […]
My brother cried at my wedding because one-eyed Butkus died
By Jon Show. I’ve had eight animals in my lifetime but none as an adult. When I was born my parents had a mutt named Barney, named after my grandfather’s best […]
The heat is on, or off…It depends on your point of view.
By Jon Show. I love summer. I love summer so much I originally campaigned to name our daughter Summer. The Mother of Dragons said we couldn’t name our kid after […]
