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5 Deviously Delicious ways to get Quality Dad Time

written by Lauren

This is a guest post by Dad, Simon Gamack from The Dad Zone Podcast

As a Dad, there’s nothing more coveted than Dad time. A moment that’s 100% just for you.

Like that one time you got home early from work, wife and kids were out, empty house… so many possibilities. It felt like walking into Wonka’s chocolate garden for the first time. A world of pure imagination.

That feeling of elation and wonder, which only lasted 4 minutes until everyone else got home, is why I’m writing this. I want to help you experience this amazing sensation. I’ve developed a list, nay a guide, nay a survival manual on how to capture the dad’s equivalent of Moby Dick. (We all know what Ahab really wanted. Why else would a man go off to sea, chasing a giant white whale unless he wanted some alone time. He probably had twins).

1. “I’ll do the dishes tonight babe”

Whether you have a dishwasher or you are the dishwasher (as is the case in my castle) this play is a win-win. Not only do you get a solid 35-40 mins of QDT (quality dad time) but you also get brownie points that can be redeemed at the concession stand for super bouncy balls and mini slinkies.

August 17, 2017

How offensive can you be to a pregnant woman?

written by Lauren

In our quest for world peace – and to avoid being slapped across the face – we all tend to follow some basic rules when interacting with other humans.

We try to be civil.
We consider it impolite to comment on another person’s appearance.
We respect each other’s privacy.
We usually think before we speak.

These rules do not apply to pregnant women and mums.

The minute you announce you’re pregnant, things change.

Privacy GONE. Social boundaries SEE YA. Appropriate workplace conversation WHAT’S THAT?

READY. AIM. FIRE

My last post was about the busy bodies who get all judgey and disappointed when women dare to produce multiple children of the same gender. (I mean, we all know that shit’s not on, but there are still women out there who keep popping out baby boys, flatly refusing to produce the little girl the neighbour really wants.)

From the comments you all made, it seems nearly everyone in the history of child production has, at one point or another, been insulted about their baby bump, harassed about their sex life or (worst of all) pitied for the children they have/don’t have.

Here are the best of the worst, along with some suggested responses. (These are actual, real-life comments, from actual, real-life people…. For real.)