The Cast of Dads could not resist getting together to record one last podcast for 2009.  Certainly one of our highlights of the year was [...]

Continuing on my first post here at Dad-O-Matic, I’ve created a blog that will be used for my family to stay in touch with my in-laws during Christmas.

This holiday season, my daughter asked for a plush kitty. My boy asked for anything Thomas. That’s it. Know why? The picture is pretty [...]

The “Cast of Dads” is back for our last recording before the Christmas Holiday, and it’s a doozy.  Somehow our Holiday chatter leads us from [...]

Distance makes the holidays difficult but technology can help shrink that distance and bring families together.

Thanks to technology, our kids are growing up in an amazing time. Homework assignments that I would have had to use construction paper, crayons and [...]

Preface: As a believer in Christ and one who celebrates a traditional American Christmas, this commentary is for readers who also celebrate the traditional American [...]

It’s that time of year. The holidays, Christmas, Chanukah and more are celebrated. Bright lights, holy symbols, and wintery decorations galore. It’s also become the season where folks no longer greet people with naming the holiday.
Parenting is tough. There are tons of things you want to teach your children. Tolerance should be at the top [...]

We are in that awkward time between Thanksgiving, and New Year’s, when the various “Holy Days” (a.k.a. Holidays) kick in.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, [...]

If you are a parent, you should have no trouble looking for things to be thankful for this holiday season.  You need look no further [...]

I am always on the look out for stupid holidays. When I was younger, before kids, this was a reason to drink. Not [...]

When thinking about what to get my kids for the holidays I always try to put myself in their shoes and remember the gifts I [...]

As I begin my first blog post with Dad-O-Matic, first I just want to welcome you the reader, and acknowledge my fellow Dad-O-Matic bloggers, as well as Chris Brogan and Paisono. Without them we wouldn’t have this awesome community of parents.
Some background about me, I am a happily married husband of 11 years, and proud [...]

By Danny Guspie
This is my personal story and journey.
The first year that that my wife and I were separated was by far the most difficult [...]

This post is a sponsored post on behalf of Kmart via Izea. The opinions are mine.

I have to admit that I haven’t stepped foot in a Kmart for a while, like probably since before they merged up with Sears. But this assignment was totally worth it. Basically, the plan was this: take a $500 [...]

Phone Home!
In this age of email, text and instant messages, it is easy to forget the power of your voice. It is easy to [...]

The dads from Dad-o-Matic want to wish everyone and their loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! With all the tough times going on right now, we should all be extra thankful for all the blessings in our lives. Let’s also do what we can to help others this time of year as well as throughout the [...]