The current plight of the Costa Concordia reminds me of a comment made by Churchill.

After his retirement he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner and some Italian journalists asked why an ex British Prime Minister should chose an Italian ship.

“There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship” said Churchill.

“First their cuisine is unsurpassed.

Second their service is superb.

And then, in time of emergency, there is none of this nonsense about 'women and children first'”.

I am a new stay at home dad. I am looking for things to do for my 18 month old son. I've done the typical things like going to the park and target and art projects and what not. But I am now stumped. I'm going crazy and I think my little guy might be as well. Does any one have any suggestions?

Our Facebook Page is blowing up over another video from Pastor Mark "Bowling Shirt" Driscoll who says at-home dads are lazy dudes who don't want to work and presumably lay around the house doing nothing all day. The laughter from the audience when he says these things is eye-opening. But so is some of the comments on our Facebook page, not all of which disagree with Pastor Driscoll. Join the conversation here.

Al Watts, President, Daddyshome, Inc - The National At-Home Dad Network www.daddyshome.org

The U.S. Census Bureau on Dec. 5 reported that in nearly one-third of families with a working mother the father was the primary caregiver of their children under 15 indicating the continued growth of men embracing the role.

Nickelodeon will be launching a prime-time block of programming just for moms starting next year. Click here for the story.

What do you guys think?

Al Watts, President, Daddyshome, Inc - The National At-Home Dad Network www.daddyshome.org