THE FATHER LIFE

After a temporary hiatus to deal with issues in my company and family, I am back with  as a regular contributor. I invite each of our readers to submit their ideas to dbaldwin@thefatherlife.com about what types of content you would like to see more of 2010.
Wishing you a great 2010,
Dave Baldwin, Editor
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The tricky part is the hallway. I carefully try to place my foot on our wood floor hallway in the tiny spots that don’t creak loud enough for our neighbors to call the police. I gently place my hand on the door knob and open the door, without letting go because if I do it will slam into the wall. I look into the room and bask in the sweetness of my 5-year old twins sleeping silently, peacefully, infusing my heart and soul with love, affection and utter goodness.

Orthodontists and College. No two words scare me more since each involves kids and significant amounts of money.

But college is the scarier word. Orthodontia might or might not be required, but if the kids are going to have a leg up in the world, then some form of higher education will be required.

2010 is here and well under way.  School is ramping back up, resolutions are already being broken, and every media outlet is trying to provide answers to your questions about the new year.
The Father Life is no different, in many respects.  Today we published a look at careers in 2010; we have other “new year” [...]

Personally speaking, when I first heard of Fantastic Mr Fox and found out who was a part of it, I knew I was going to see this movie no matter what.  After seeing movies such as Rushmore, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Darjeeling Limited, I became a big Wes Anderson fan.  The [...]

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
“Knowledge is power.”
Inspirational quotes are great for motivation and posting on your Facebook account, but they will do nothing for you if you don’t take action.
Along with taking action, do you want to know the real secret to [...]

Before having children, we fantasized about what it would be like to be a father. For some, it was peanuts, popcorn, and baseball games. For others it was placing their chair and table in their upright positions and flying away to far-off places. But one thing’s for sure. The fantasy never [...]

EPISODE #16! FINALLY! We start with Cade Courtley, host of the new hit Spike TV show, “Surviving Disaster,” talking about how a dad can prepare his family for a disaster… one word: “prepare.” Next we talk with another dad-preneuer! Dane Scarbourough invented a toy that works with Legos, Kinex, Tinker Toys… ANYTHING (even by itself) [...]

Recently I met two soldiers who alerted me to the new security risk of Cell Phone Tapping. SigInt (or signal interception) has long been a part of warfare and espionage. But the possibilities erupt with the advent of cell phone tapping. Imagine the conversation of a soldier being overheard by the enemy – deployment details, [...]

It’s always troubling when a professional athlete’s personal life becomes intertwined with events that happen on the field of play. Athlets are put in the spotlight on a nightly basis, and sometimes mistakes happen. Last Monday night, a fumbled kickoff return by the Buffalo Bills’ Leodis McKelvin led to the winning touchdown by Tom Brady [...]