Category Archives: Games we play

Back-to-Work Mommy grabs her keys and plants a well-placed kiss on each child. She blows through the kitchen toward the garage and heads for the car. The garage door cranks up, the engine turns over and the car slowly backs … Continue reading →

One of the many advantages of being a daytime dad is the occasional opportunity to help someone who operates on a completely different schedule. One of the few disadvantages is finding ample time to sleep. If you have a child … Continue reading →

The appliance repair technician pulls into the driveway, stops the truck and gets out without much of a wave or greeting. This is going to be fun, Daytime Dad thinks to himself. “Do you have batteries?” Little One asks the … Continue reading →

Without warning, the puppies – or ‘the puppies!’ as the Little One calls them – bolted out of a nearby yard and barreled into the street. There were no vehicles coming in either direction, but this was of little consolation … Continue reading →

Maybe it happens in a grocery store. Perhaps it comes in a playground. Maybe it comes in a library, or a gas station, or on a neighborhood stroll. The question for a daytime dad, of course, isn’t where the condescending … Continue reading →