Monthly Archives: March 2014

Dadmissions: The Ups & Downs of Parenting

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

We grabbed our stuff and laced up our sneakers. I loaded the backpack with emergency kid supplies: water, oranges, string cheese, twizzlers… we registered and got our bibs. They tried to register the kids for the kids race and the … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Barely

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

My daughters coined their own term recently.. the “barely“. It was born out of video games on the IPad when one kid would get a turn to play but would get “out” almost immediately. They’d shout, “Hey, that was a … Continue reading →

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Stemming The Body Image Crisis: The Dadmissions B.E.A.U.T.Y. Project One Week Later

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

One week after the Dadmissions B.E.A.U.T.Y. project was born and maybe just maybe the smallest kernel of a movement is starting to take shape. I have heard from women across the U.S. and in many other countries who could relate … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Ten Things I Learned About Hosting A Sleepover

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

One by one the kids piled in with their sleeping bags. One by one you heard their parents peel off with a beep beep and what sounded like a “so long suckers”. We had been planning the great sleepover of … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: New Essays From The B.E.A.U.T.Y. Project

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

I told my daughter this morning that alot of people had been writing. “What do you mean?” she asked. I said well alot of people felt it was important to write about beauty to tell you many folks struggle with … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Essays From The B.E.A.U.T.Y. Project

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

It was an idea born in the reflection of a dressing room mirror. How can a dad impress upon his daughter the lessons of self esteem and beauty… that you are beautiful inside and out… that you can’t be a … Continue reading →

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The Dadmissions B.E.A.U.T.Y. Project

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

My 8 year old is so bright and eloquent and caring and sassy and like many girls she is making the transition from little girl to tween… She had one of those days this week stuck in a dressing room … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Mini Life Milestone in the Starbucks Parking Lot

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

Sometimes life events just happen. Milestones crop up whether you’re ready or not. Some are the big life earthshaking events. Some are the little life reaffirming events. Sometimes they happen in the parking lot of a Starbucks. This is one … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Celebrity “List”

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

Dear Jared Leto, Congratulations on ruining average men for women forever. Lemme get this straight. It’s not good enough to be in a mega successful rock band. Now, you decide to get an Oscar for one of the top movies … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: What Happens In Vegas

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

There is perhaps nothing that marks the difference in your life between pre-kids and post-kids more than a trip to Las Vegas. Sure, you might not even venture a trip to the gambling mecca where the drinks flow freely and … Continue reading →

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