Lead Dad 101
We Need A Solution For Different School Breaks
They force parents to make choices, reduce work and inevitably upset kids. A lot of firsts are great – first…
Read moreKris Anderson – Dallas, GA
Kris is a new Company of Dads member and is a full time performer, songwriter, music teacher, and loving father to his three amazing…
Read moreTuesdays With Dads
Lessons on Stereotypes from A Fathers Meet-up in Los Angeles – There’s the bumbling dad, the angry dad, the abusive dad, the…
Read moreThe Time My Daughter Hid From Serena Williams
This is No April Fool’s Joke. We sat on the couch as a family and watched “King Richard”. Each year, we pick…
Read morePatrick van Hoof – Netherlands
A new member of the Company of Dads community and a single dad to his two daughters, Patrick is the founder of superparent.nl, an…
Read moreFinding A Balance
Fun with Family and Friends Can Be Fraught for Lead Dads. Matt, an executive coach whose wife runs a Fortune 1000 company, goes…
Read moreFathers and Lifelong Friendships
A Graduation Weekend, And A Great Honor. Mike DeNucci was one of the first people I met as a student at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. It was…
Read moreThe Ties That Bind Lead Dads
No Matter Who You’re Rooting for in the NFL Draft. I met Najee Goode the way I make nearly all new friends these days: on a golf course…
Read moreLead Dads in Hiding
What Are The Risks of Not Being Seen? Here’s how it started. Will, who works in real estate, approached me at…
Read more“Dad Jokes” (Some of them Are Actually Funny!)
I recently asked my 12-year-old son how he would define a “Dad Joke,” and he immediately said, “A joke that a dad tells to kids that’s…
Read moreGolf With Your Friends
The Masters and The Importance of Friendship. At some point this weekend, while I’m driving down I-95 to Florida with my father, I’ll see…
Read moreWhen Lead Dads Graduate
Empty House, Full Memories. I reconnected with an old friend Pela who was headed to his son’s college graduation. He was elated that…
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