Dad’s House

Dating & Parenting by a Single Dad

Dad’s House Readers ROCK

Posted on January 1st, 2009 | 14 comments

To celebrate New Years Day 2009, I wanted to thank my readers for making Dad’s House such a fun blog to write. Each day, I get all kinds of comments – witty, wise, sassy, classy, funny sick twisted humor, with the occasional rant. It’s never a dull place.
I’ve gotten thousands of comments since I started [...]

Priceless Humor from Dad’s House

Posted on December 27th, 2008 | 2 comments

There have been some funny stories in Dad’s House this year, especially from the kids. From food to finances, texting to toilets, there’s been no shortage of humorous anecdotes.
Which bit of humor was most priceless? Here’s a rundown of the funniest stories involving the children and single parents (okay, involving me) in Dad’s House from [...]

Prank Phone Call

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 | 20 comments

My kids and I were sitting at the dinner table eating pizza after a night of ice skating with friends when my daughter’s cell phone rang. She has one of those free ringtones that can’t be missed (go on, hit play. You know you want to hear it):
For the record, I have a no [...]

Top Holiday Gifts – Noisy Toys for Nieces and Nephews

Posted on December 15th, 2008 | 24 comments

One of the joys of parenting a toddler is watching them learn and grow by leaps and bounds. Clever parents encourage genius with appropriate gifts:
• sketchpads and watercolors for their budding Leonardo
• stuffed animals to nurture Dian Fossey instincts
• a microscope for Einstein Junior
All well and good, but when does the kid get to have fun?
It’s up to [...]

Three Great Places to Meet Women (On Paper)

Posted on December 10th, 2008 | 29 comments

My flirt-a-day challenge is going gang-busters, which is great - if my only goal is to flirt. Which it’s not. I’m hoping to turn some innocent flirting into a hot date. For that, I need to meet single women at my same life stage. Or at least single women close enough to my age that [...]

Dirty Text Message Jokes

Posted on November 19th, 2008 | 18 comments

Every few months, I go through the address book of my cell phone and delete names and numbers that I no longer call. For a single parent on the dating scene, this can be quite a few. Usually, I remember some detail about every name in the list. Where we ate. What she looked like. [...]

How to Pickup Women, Dad’s House Junior Edition

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 | 18 comments

Dad’s House Jr., a middle school student, is going to his first dance! Is he nervous? Nah. He learned the art of approaching women from watching his old man in action. Plus, he has plenty of Axe body spray.
More importantly, Dad’s House Jr. is hanging out at the dance with his buddy Lance Jr., Honey [...]