Dealing With Blended Families - The Children part 1

A blended family is a family with children from different relationships.  The woman you are with has children from a different relationship, you have children from a different relationship, and finally the children from the current relationship.  These situations are naturally a nightmare for people to deal with.  The children are often insecure with things and often fight between themselves.  The couple struggles to show all of the children that there are no favorites.  Finally, the absent parent struggles to deal with their child being in the middle of all your mess.

Too Many Babies, Not Enough Time

Being with a woman who has children from a previous relationship can be difficult.  Especially if you too have children from a previous relationship.  There are always that fear in the back of your mind that you may be spending more time with this "woman's" child than your own, or that your children may be jealous of the fact that there are other children occupying your free time. 

Getting My Groove Back

I decided a month ago that I would get my groove back by working out on a consistent basis and taking better care of myself.  You see as men get older, they tend to get lazy.  It hurts to admit it, but it's true.  Your testosterone decreases, your metabolism slows down, and you just don't have energy.  I woke up one day and looked in the mirror and was disgusted in what I saw and said to myself, "NO MORE!"

Baby Blues - Part 1

Every parent gets them. 

Here are some of the biggest Baby Blues:

1)  No more sleeping in.
2)  Dealing with the extra weight that Mommy has put on with the baby.
3)  Stinky diapers are STINKY!
4)  No more going out spontaneously.
5)  Baby sitters are EXPENSIVE!
6)  Formula stains everything it comes in contact with.
7)  You are officially old.
8)  You are no longer the most important thing in this world.

Luckily for me, I am not a rookie father.  This is my fifth child and I am mature enough to cope with the baby blues.  However, for new fathers, the blues are known to cause them to leave Mom hanging.  Well guys, I'm here to tell you that the Baby Blues don't last forever.  It's going to be extremely rough for the first few years.  But when the little tyke gets to be in 1st grade and he reads his first story to you.  You will realize that those Baby Blues were more than worth it.

Welcome to the Land of the Oxygen Breathers!

I am pround to report that I am now the father of a new son.

Nesting...

In my home, the spare bedroom is now known as Baby Central. Everything a baby could ever want or need is in there. This is the result of nesting.

They Grow Up Too Fast...

I remember there was a time when my youngest son thought girls were NASTY, but it seems now that he is going on 12, girls are AMAZING!  So yeah, he has discovered the world of internet Porno and I just don't know what to do.  Parental controls are a joke because, at his age, computers are second nature and he can easily bypass any password protection put in place.  He's a tad to old for spankings now and grounding him may not do the trick.  It's time like this that good old fashioned guilt comes into play.  I believe guilt is a parents strongest weapon against their wayward children.  It has to be used sparingly, however just like any other power, but when used properly its far more effective than anything. 

Leave a comment about things you've been made to feel guilty about when you were a child and how it has affected you to this day.

-dubkdad1

Baby On Board =)

Hey everyone. Here's an update! I have a 3rd son on the way. I will now be the father of 5 beautiful children. It's going to be hard, but I know that the Lord will find a way as he always have throughout the years. I'm both happy and scared because I haven't had a newborn in my care in about 11 years (my youngest is 11) and I'm a bit rusty. I'm not exactly looking forward to losing sleep and buying CASES of Pampers, but sigh, babies are so wonderful!

Anyone else have a baby on the way? Comment below and tell how you feel about it.

-dubkdad1

Fathers Young and Old Unite!

I started this blog because it seems that there are millions of resources for women and girls who become Mothers but hardly anything out there for Fathers. I want to help young fathers and first time fathers by sharing my experiences and seek advice from older fathers.

I plan to share funny stories, sad stories, and just the plain truth with you all so follow me in this adventure called Fatherhood.

-dubkdad1