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 53: Random Shite; Fred Williams Redux
Fred Williams comes back to join the guys this week. We had no agenda, so we pestered Fred into giving us a look into the annual Solar Bears ride across parts of NC. This group gathers annually for a 3…
Tagged with: back roads, beer, bicycle, cancer, Cancer Services, Charity, communication, exercise, friends, Fun, fundraising, hanging out, learning, Life, North Carolina, riders, saddle sore, Solar Bears, Travel
Posted in Charity, Dad, Discipline, Emotions, Friends, Motivation, Social Behavior, Travel, Uncategorized
Posted in Charity, Dad, Discipline, Emotions, Friends, Motivation, Social Behavior, Travel, 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 50: That’s Crunchy, Yo!
For our 50th show, Michael Driver comes back for more with your erstwhile Beer Dads! Tim, Jon, and Paul tease out of Michael why his daughter will have the best appreciation for music. Seems that our friend had in the…
Tagged with: career, cars, communication, Crunchy Music, dad, daughter, Daughters, drivers, friends, Fun, hanging out, Life, music, music appreciation, overworked, radio, teens, underground
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters, Education, Money, Motivation, Work
Posted in Beer, Dad, Daughters, Education, Money, Motivation, Work
A Mermaid Tail. One afternoon by the water.
After the New Year was rung in, I had the great fortune to be invited by a friend to attend the NC Mermania event at the Greensboro Aquatics Center. This event was held on the 2-3 of January. I was…
Tagged with: aquatics, community, environment, Fun, health, merfolk, mermaid, mermania, ncmermania, swim, swimming, water
Posted in Blog, Family, Friends, Neighborhood, Social Behavior, Uncategorized
Posted in Blog, Family, Friends, Neighborhood, Social Behavior, Uncategorized
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
The Beer Dads Podcast 