Tag Archives: dads

“I’m a Suburban Mom, I Don’t HAVE Any Street Cred”

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Pete Wilgoren

It started out as a simple enough conversation with the wife talking about the kids: her “she was invited to a DMX birthday party” me “the rapper?” her “the bikes” me “BMX?” her “yeh those” me “there goes your street … Continue reading →

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Why I’ll Never Be The Same Man After Having Daughters

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Pete Wilgoren

At some point it happened, and I don’t know exactly when. Maybe it was in the middle of the night during a bottle feedingwhen their tiny hands barely wrapped around my index finger. Maybe it was when they put on … Continue reading →

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My Dad Ate My Homework

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

The voice on the other end of the phone was desperate. The voice on the other end of the phone was panicked. The voice on the other end of the phone was my daughter and she was about to be … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Day My Kid Used Her OWN Money

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

It’s the sweetest picture ever. The sweetest! Well not the picture itself. Truthfully it doesn’t show much. It’s kind of boring and out of focus. But look closely. You see that in the middle? That’s my daughter counting out cash … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: What Could Have Been

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

It can hit you at the weirdest times. It just does. And when it does… it gives you an emotional chill like a shadow from your past. I was driving my wife to work today as we often do in … Continue reading →

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How Am I Doing: My Daughter Gave Me This Report Card

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

Every parent wonders if they’re doing a good job. So I finally decided to just ASK the kids. I gave my daughter this report card to fill out however she saw fit. I didn’t know what to expect. She filled … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Dads I Admire

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

On this Father’s Day weekend I started to think about the many dads I’ve met over the years. Is it possible sometimes the dads you admire most aren’t even your own… There’s a difference between a father and a dad. … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: What The Kids Don’t Know.. Won’t Hurt Them

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

My wife and I went to a meeting the other night, one of those poorly scheduled Sunday night meetings which should have been on a weekday or never at all because it really wasn’t all that important meetings.  So we … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Drifters

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

I literally walked into my own Highway to Heaven episode today when two drifters came to the door out of the blue. OK maybe I’m dating myself with the show reference but you young folks can find it on YouTube. … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions on Volun-Tiering (the new way to measure who’s really doing what)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Pete Wilgoren

I’ve decided volunteering at a fun fair is 80% two people doing all the work.. and 20% a bunch of people standing around doing nothing and then sneaking out early so they don’t need to clean up… I guess that … Continue reading →

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