Birthday parties. We have all been through them, from the cute 1st year party that means adult drinks and hovering over a cake smashing kid (fun) to the house full of other peoples kids and the nefarious goodie bags. As…
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Show 54: Birthday parties, memory maker or chance to show off?
Tagged with: birthday, birthday party, dad, daughter, disagreement, discipline, education, experiences, fatherhood, friends, Fun, goodie bags, hanging out, kids, learning, Money, motivation, music, over the top, parents, party, peer pressure, sons, teenager, teens
Posted in Dad, Daughters, Emotions, Friends, Holidays, Parenting Fails, Social Behavior, Sons, Uncategorized
Posted in Dad, Daughters, Emotions, Friends, Holidays, Parenting Fails, Social Behavior, Sons, Uncategorized
Show 52: Helicopter Parents, how to not get caught in the rotor wash
You know them. They hover like the Seal Team 6, swooping in for the swift run, shoving their progeny out of way and go in guns blazing to rectify whatever issue tweaks them. They must protect the poor fragile children, who…
Tagged with: beer, cell phone, choice, coach, communication, consensus, dads and teen drivers, Dating, daughter, daugthers, discipline, education, emotion, fatherhood, friends, Fun, hanging out, Helicopter, helicopter parent, kids, learning, lessons, Life, mistakes, mom, motivation, Parent, parents, personal space, Social Media, son, sons, teachers, teenager, teens, wives
Posted in Beer, Dad, Dating, Daughters, Discipline, Emotions, Family, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior, Sons
Posted in Beer, Dad, Dating, Daughters, Discipline, Emotions, Family, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior, Sons
Show 51: Leave ’em alone. When adults flee!
There comes a time when your wee offspring are too old for a babysitter. You as parents agonize over leaving the kids unattended, even for a 30 minute trip to the store or for takeout. You take the risk, it…
Tagged with: alone, babysitters, communication, Dating, daughter, daugthers, discipline, education, fatherhood, friends, Fun, hanging out, kids, learning, Life, mom, Money, motivation, overworked, parents, parties, Podcasts, responsibility, small batch brewery, Social Media, son, teen drivers, teenager, teens, trust
Posted in Beer, Daughters, Discipline, Family, Fatherhood, Friends, Holidays, Motivation, Neighborhood, Parents, Sex, Social Behavior, Sons, Teen Driver, Travel, Wives
Posted in Beer, Daughters, Discipline, Family, Fatherhood, Friends, Holidays, Motivation, Neighborhood, Parents, Sex, Social Behavior, Sons, Teen Driver, Travel, Wives
Show 49: The Storm, She’s-a-comin’
Tweenhood. That time when the first hormonal bubbles start rising up and infecting our dear children. Michael Driver joins us to discuss his life with a 10-year-old daughter and how dad is now Super Hero, but as his dear Pilot…
Tagged with: beer, communication, dad, daugthers, fatherhood, friends, hormones, Michael Driver, music, peer pressure, puberty, radio, School, Ska, Super Hero, tweens, wives
Posted in Beer, Dad, Dating, Daughters, Education, Emotions, Family, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior
Posted in Beer, Dad, Dating, Daughters, Education, Emotions, Family, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior
Show 48: To Drink or Not To Drink
Drinking adult beverages is something we excel in. We love the beers and boozy drinks, wine and food pairings, and for a lot of us of a certain age, its the only sin we have left! But being a responsible…
Tagged with: alcohol, alcohol education, beer, drinking, education, emotion, fatherhood, friends, learning, Life, mom, parents, teens, tolerance, underage drinking
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters, Discipline, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior, Sons
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters, Discipline, Fatherhood, Parents, Social Behavior, Sons
Show 45: The First Second Kid. Erin joins us.
Erin may be the second of Jon’s kids, but she is the first (and only) girl, so how fitting is it that she would be the first of the Beer Dad kids to come join us on the show. Erin…
Tagged with: brothers, communication, dads and teen drivers, Dating, daughter, Erin, fatherhood, kids, Middle Child, sister, tales, teachers, teenager
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters
Show 44: A beautiful day in the neighborhood
**Confession** I screwed up. I forgot to post. The dog ate my reminder. There was a rip in space-time continuum. Life got in the way. Here is the post that was supposed to run last week, but now runs this…
Tagged with: boys, consensus, dad, daugthers, disagreement, education, fatherhood, free range kids, friends, Fun, Games, girls, hanging out, kids, learning, Life, Neighbors, old days, parents, Play, Podcasts, Social Media, sons, teens
Posted in Family, Friends, Neighborhood
Posted in Family, Friends, Neighborhood
Show 42: The Pilots Part 1. Meet the women who keep us straight.
Meet the Pilots. Our better halves. The beautiful ladies who did not run out of the wedding ceremony screaming. The women who serve as our concience, our partners, and our loves. Stephanie, Celeste, and Susan come for a 2 part…
Tagged with: beer, communication, dad, daugthers, discipline, emotion, fatherhood, Life, mom, parents, Pilots, Podcasts, Social Media, sons, teen drivers, teenager, teens, Wife, wives
Posted in Bride, Dating, Family, Wives
Posted in Bride, Dating, Family, Wives
Show 39: Leverage, What to use when all the discipline runs out?
We all get to that point. No amount of punishment, threats or actual, gets through to our progeny. They continue on a path that we may not agree with, whether it is not performing well in school, or not following…
Tagged with: choice, communication, dad, daugthers, disagreement, discipline, education, emotion, Facebook, fatherhood, hanging out, Homework, learning, Leverage, motivation, overworked, parents, School, Social Media, sons, teenager, teens
Posted in Discipline, Fatherhood, Parents
Posted in Discipline, Fatherhood, Parents
Show 38: The Old Man and The Cargo Shorts
Cargo shorts. Ugly perhaps, but quite functional. Better than carrying a murse I say! The Beer Dads were subjected to Paul ranting about cargo shorts/pants this week. There were compelling arguments for all sorts of styles, cargo and plain, but…
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