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not sure if you guys will remember me. i posted a while back about considering to be a sahd. well, i did it. yesterday was my last day in the corporate rat race, and today is my first official day as a sahd. my first thought when i woke up this morning was, "god, what have i committed myself into?" along with a slight feeling of panic. i know that this is the best thing for our my wife, myself, and my 1yr old daughter, but it's hard getting used to the idea. my wife makes a great income as a PA, so money really wasn't the issue. we wanted a better family life.

Guys.
I need to start working on rough planning for the Thursday and Friday events so I know what I need for space and event planning. If you guys who are going/thinking about going to the convention could head over here and take a 2 question survey for me it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Dayv

I think I've seen something like this posting before so I hope to get some fresh perspectives. I started staying at home full time last Fall. I have two kids (1 and 3) and have always been a semi-primary caregiver but this is now a full time job. My wife works insane 7-day-a-week hours so even when I worked during the day, I was still home alone with the kids at night and on weekends.

I know that the way to grow your group is to get an article in the paper or get on the news, so after several years of thinking that would be a good idea, I finally emailed the lady at "Colorado and Company", a local daytime show that does 10 min. snip-its on local goings on, and low and behold I am signed up for next Tuesday, so I know some of you guys have done TV interviews in the past, any advice? (besides make sure your fly is up)

db

I occasionally get requests for interviews from various media people. I can't handle all of these myself, so I'm looking for volunteers who would be interested in talking when these things come up. The typical request involves anything from a journalism student doing an article on dads, real reporters needing a dad-related sound bite, various tv shows, and people writing books. There are some nice benefits: You get to help present a positive image of at-home dads, it's fun to see your name in the paper or otherwise have your 15 minutes of fame, and it's usually not a big time committment.

OK, So I had to give in and get more help. I am an Adjunct Professor at a number of schools doing over full time work. I take care of the kids 3 days a week and really most of the time when the family is together. I was trying to start Weight Watchers and other things.

Howdy. I guess I should say that I'm not having a hard time with my son (he's six months old), from what I gather he's pretty normal and the two of us have a pretty decent routine going. What I'm having a hard time dealing with is being a stay at home dad.

Ok I know that this stay at home dad thing is new for a lot of people, but do you get odd looks from people when you say you stay home with the kids?

I get funny looks all the time I was even asked if I was just lazy and di not want to work. My wife was telling a 80 year old lady at a craft fair that I stay home with the kids she said "oh that is nice dear" walked off and avoided my wifes table the rest of the day. Some times I have to explain the hole story on why I stay hoe for people to get it, lets just hope evey gets why soon.

Hey New guys!

First off, if I haven't sent you a "welcome" in your respective threads, WELCOME!! Glad to have you out of the woodwork and actually posting.

You may have noticed a mention or two hundred about this "convention" thing. What is the convention you ask? It's a great opportunity to take a weekend away from it all, more or less, to hang out with other at-home dads and learn and share ideas, tips, experiences, and support from others in your job field.

Got a question for you gentlemen. My 18 month old has started hitting... never in anger, but in playfulness she'll take a swipe at me, my wife, or the dog any chance she gets. We've been putting her on the "naughty step" and sitting with her (while ignoring her) for two minutes EVERY time she does it (thinking that consistency is the trick here). 50% of the time this results in tears, the rest of the time she taps her feet, looks at her socks, or does any number of things that make it seem as if she's not bothered by the naughty step at all.

Rebel Dad reports that the NBC's Today Show will feature some at-home dad topics on Wednesday, April 2. This will include Dr. Aaron Rochlen's research, an appearance by Rebel Dad, and a a taped piece on some of the Texas dads. Check it out.

Will some of you guys share kid-friendly breakfast ideas with me? My offerings are slowly deteriorating. I have stooped to pop-tarts recently (low fat) of course. I need some help in this department.

I've been spending the past several weeks reading about vaccines...(and yes, I searched before posting here)...

The 2nd Annual Dadstock is quickly approaching.

When: SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008
Where: South East Wisconsin (Between Lake Geneva and Whitewater)

It is now official we have a new location for this years Dadstock. A nice homestead in South East Wisconsin we have nicknamed "Woodchuck Acres" since the owner of the property goes by the name of "Woodchuck" online...

Since we have moved the location to a more remote location away from neighbors in the burbs we can stay out late without fear of getting people angry.

On the Agenda...