tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:37:19 +0000A lighthearted look at the hilarious, bizarre, and down right gross aspects of parenting, from the perspective of a new father.http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/noreply@blogger.com (Aaron)Blogger34125FatherDoesntKnowBesthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-1446316360193815875Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-03-12T11:16:30.249-08:00ScheduleFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogWake up.Mom showers, Dad feeds Baby. Dad showers, Mom watches Baby and picks out Baby's outfit. Dad gets dressed and dresses Baby. Baby plays while Mom and Dad both get ready. Mom leaves for work, Dad takes Baby to daycare then goes to work.Come home.Mom makes dinner, Dad does dishes while Mom gives Baby a bath. Dad lays out pajamas and prepares a bottle, while Mom get Baby dried and dressed. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/9zvcxDIHfds/fine-tuned-machine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qpme2TvKOL-QXqTMLM8sR_DpFZQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qpme2TvKOL-QXqTMLM8sR_DpFZQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qpme2TvKOL-QXqTMLM8sR_DpFZQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qpme2TvKOL-QXqTMLM8sR_DpFZQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/9zvcxDIHfds" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/03/fine-tuned-machine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3603650563022437844Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-03-05T09:36:40.401-08:00ComputerVideoFather Doesn't Know BestPhotoHackerDad BlogVirusBackupIf your house was on fire, and your family and pets were safe, but you could only carry one thing out of the house before it burnt to the ground, what would it be?Your wedding album?Your child's baby album?What about your computer?In our digital age, it's more common to snap a picture on a digital camera, download it your computer, and upload it to a Facebook photo album, rather than use real http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/r1tBxuSU7ww/how-precious-are-your-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WE83GYXMyM6WUyrxOftTgOF-DY8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WE83GYXMyM6WUyrxOftTgOF-DY8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WE83GYXMyM6WUyrxOftTgOF-DY8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WE83GYXMyM6WUyrxOftTgOF-DY8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/r1tBxuSU7ww" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/03/how-precious-are-your-pictures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-1356925009603756930Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:44:00 +00002010-02-26T10:07:02.987-08:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogTaking StepsWalkingCrawlingNo, I didn't lose her at the mall...not yet, at least. Although, I have uttered the phrase "Uh...where did she just crawl off to?" on more than one occasion since she gained mobility.What I mean is that somehow, almost overnight, by baby turned into a toddler!As I mentioned in "One Must Learn To Crawl Before...Never Mind", my daughter has been at least somewhat mobile for some time, as she http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/KEJac4H1eqs/where-did-my-baby-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yf8-jB2dqUyKKnxFX316NZDOv4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yf8-jB2dqUyKKnxFX316NZDOv4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yf8-jB2dqUyKKnxFX316NZDOv4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yf8-jB2dqUyKKnxFX316NZDOv4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/KEJac4H1eqs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/02/where-did-my-baby-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3542745930909869378Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-02-19T08:45:00.049-08:00Sick BabyBody FluidsFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogColdCold and Flu SeasonPrior to becoming a father, I almost never got sick. With the exception of some springtime allergies and the occasional 2-day cold that I would get after a tough semester in college, I was always in perfect health.I had never gotten a flu vaccine or ever had a desire or reason to get one. In fact, the last time I had seen the doctor's office was over a decade prior, when I needed a physical to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/llgG0OJpvBs/perpetually-sick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RmeGeqWkXSHRg0nWYFHzf0uGNjM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RmeGeqWkXSHRg0nWYFHzf0uGNjM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RmeGeqWkXSHRg0nWYFHzf0uGNjM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RmeGeqWkXSHRg0nWYFHzf0uGNjM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/llgG0OJpvBs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/02/perpetually-sick.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-5193949628163340391Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-02-12T08:45:00.241-08:00ChipotleFather Doesn't Know BestBurritoDad BlogHigh ChairHigh Chair CoverMessSeveral months ago, I wrote a blog post titled "What A Mess!" in which I shared the story of my first experience at feeding my daughter solid foods, and the mess that ensued as I tried desperately, and ineffectively, to "work clean" while feeding her.Since then, I have had plenty of practice at feeding her, and I can now swiftly empty a jar of strained vegetables into her mouth without letting a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/QJ5L-HMTe-I/what-mess-2-taking-it-public.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MNCkwMYjTKIoHnzNHmfeUIITFHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MNCkwMYjTKIoHnzNHmfeUIITFHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MNCkwMYjTKIoHnzNHmfeUIITFHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MNCkwMYjTKIoHnzNHmfeUIITFHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/QJ5L-HMTe-I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/02/what-mess-2-taking-it-public.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-7466337085972966319Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-02-05T09:32:20.663-08:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogFoodFinger FoodsFeedingDownsizedMy job has been outsourced.My position has been eliminated.My services are no longer required.I've had an involuntary separation......from the job of feeding my daughter.It seems like only a few months ago (because it was only a few months ago) that my daughter started eating solid foods. (See "What a Mess!") My favorite thing about my daughter's gastronomic milestone was the extra bonding time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/wRslZ1KNltQ/ive-been-downsized.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZW4E81YxsIA223_D3AqcwGA80A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZW4E81YxsIA223_D3AqcwGA80A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZW4E81YxsIA223_D3AqcwGA80A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZW4E81YxsIA223_D3AqcwGA80A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/wRslZ1KNltQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/02/ive-been-downsized.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-4487203444102102615Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:15:00 +00002010-01-28T15:39:37.739-08:00Public StrollerFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogSmilingSmileStrangersThe other day, while eating lunch by myself in the food court of our local mall (not normally something I do, but I had missed a lunch meeting nearby and had a craving for Rubio's,) I was "people-watching" while I ate.As I was looking around at the many families with small children that tend to occupy the mall in the middle of the day on a weekday, a woman pushed an infant carrier/stroller over http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/s7l9zZr8nCk/im-not-pedophile-im-parent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Fyk4wFgqZxh69Gx9Ugt0kJsLN8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Fyk4wFgqZxh69Gx9Ugt0kJsLN8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Fyk4wFgqZxh69Gx9Ugt0kJsLN8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Fyk4wFgqZxh69Gx9Ugt0kJsLN8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/s7l9zZr8nCk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/01/im-not-pedophile-im-parent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3238594610057391116Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:50:00 +00002010-01-22T08:50:00.594-08:00First StepsFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogTalkingFirst WordsWalkingMilestonesCrawlingIn one of my first posts, "Everything I Ever Knew About Childbirth Was A Lie", I wrote (somewhat dramatically) about the fact that the entire process leading up to and through childbirth was nothing like I had been led to believe, by years of watching movies. A woman's water doesn't always break, there isn't always a mad dash to the hospital, in most cases the baby doesn't come out within five http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/LxBvc1ENE9Y/when-do-i-count-milestones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uv9XpKhJfZ_ivizWbtJljULNklQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uv9XpKhJfZ_ivizWbtJljULNklQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uv9XpKhJfZ_ivizWbtJljULNklQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uv9XpKhJfZ_ivizWbtJljULNklQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/LxBvc1ENE9Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/01/when-do-i-count-milestones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-2311091558132548647Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:50:00 +00002010-01-15T08:50:00.346-08:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogBaby ProofingPulling UpWalkingCrawlingI am not the kind of person who does well to follow a list of instructions in the order required. Instead, I tend to jump around to the steps that I find the most interesting, and complete those first. This is why I am terrible at baking.My daughter seems to have inherited this ability from me.Some time between six and seven months of age, my daughter started propping herself up in the crawling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/FEEVItVS_uk/one-must-learn-to-crawl-beforenever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKTiCbGL6YnzTm2-G-QV2Q6bpcw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKTiCbGL6YnzTm2-G-QV2Q6bpcw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKTiCbGL6YnzTm2-G-QV2Q6bpcw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKTiCbGL6YnzTm2-G-QV2Q6bpcw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/FEEVItVS_uk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/01/one-must-learn-to-crawl-beforenever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-6275765240689404082Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:45:00 +00002010-01-08T15:33:37.711-08:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogToysPlay RoomChristmasSo, our first Christmas with our daughter in our lives has come to end. There is a trail of dead pine needles running through my living room carpet, where I carried a dead piece of nature through my house. Garland and strands of lights are tucked away in their boxes, to be opened and displayed again in eleven months. Christmas was great, but every last remnant of the holidays is now packed away http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/KJmIF0-A9x4/aiding-enemy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pN4XTQzW62axrkce-SUvu6yGV8Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pN4XTQzW62axrkce-SUvu6yGV8Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pN4XTQzW62axrkce-SUvu6yGV8Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pN4XTQzW62axrkce-SUvu6yGV8Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/KJmIF0-A9x4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2010/01/aiding-enemy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3738062976000931627Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-12-23T09:22:36.073-08:00SantaPractice BabyShoppingFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogToysChristmasAs I sit, watching the governor of my state search desperately for the hottest toy of the season, Turboman, on the day before Christmas, in the movie "Jingle All The Way", I think about my first holiday shopping season as "Santa". (Subsequently, I'm also lamenting voting for a governor based on novelty instead of important things like political history.) Thankfully, this year was relatively easy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/nT6-B8piT_I/practice-santa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PKq-IMlM4imvb-CF_kHyDyRxfwk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PKq-IMlM4imvb-CF_kHyDyRxfwk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PKq-IMlM4imvb-CF_kHyDyRxfwk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PKq-IMlM4imvb-CF_kHyDyRxfwk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/nT6-B8piT_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/12/practice-santa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-4399668250716915104Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:50:00 +00002009-12-18T08:50:00.805-08:00Sick BabyCroupFather Doesn't Know BestPneumoniaDad BlogEmergency RoomCoughOver the last eight months, either by dumb luck or actual parental skill, my wife and I have done a relatively good job of keeping our daughter from getting sick. With the exception of a few runny noses, she had yet to have any kind of major illness (which is also a good thing because I recently discovered that most of the cold remedies for babies have been pulled from store shelves because one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/TO0alNW-aRs/parents-nightmare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/urLLi9oH3cz4PFtIlMuDB2bXFYg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/urLLi9oH3cz4PFtIlMuDB2bXFYg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/urLLi9oH3cz4PFtIlMuDB2bXFYg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/urLLi9oH3cz4PFtIlMuDB2bXFYg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/TO0alNW-aRs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/12/parents-nightmare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3148284452933448802Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-12-11T08:45:00.741-08:00GiftsFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogBest Baby GadgetsAccessoriesTop 5Baby GadgetsSince bringing home our daughter, our house has somehow become an annex of the local Babies 'R' Us, as we seem to be collecting every baby gadget and accessory on the market. Some of them have come in extremely handy in making both my mine and my daughter's lives much easier, while some have shown to be an utter waste of money.Many of the best gadgets, that I've found, are products that have onlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/xlu2BuVl3XI/top-5-best-baby-gadgets-gifts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M7EgaqbSdxhqoaZ61q-ZKeVaf0M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M7EgaqbSdxhqoaZ61q-ZKeVaf0M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M7EgaqbSdxhqoaZ61q-ZKeVaf0M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M7EgaqbSdxhqoaZ61q-ZKeVaf0M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/xlu2BuVl3XI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/12/top-5-best-baby-gadgets-gifts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-4728594074084604625Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:44:00 +00002009-12-04T08:44:00.092-08:00CrazyFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogAbsent MindednessPreviously, I wrote a blog post called "I Think My Baby Is Crazy", but upon further evaluation I believe that it may have been a misdiagnosis. In fact, I think that I'm actually the one going crazy, as a result of fatherhood.Prior to becoming a father I liked to think of my self as a relatively intelligent man, with a...uh...good...words in my head. (I'm drawing a blank on the word I want to use!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/mOlD-0t_Rys/i-think-im-losing-my-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)5<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dE-vDOOYzVmKkryHn-vW2sc5MzU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dE-vDOOYzVmKkryHn-vW2sc5MzU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dE-vDOOYzVmKkryHn-vW2sc5MzU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dE-vDOOYzVmKkryHn-vW2sc5MzU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/mOlD-0t_Rys" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/12/i-think-im-losing-my-mind.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-2257302117269457168Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-11-27T18:59:26.539-08:00Practice BabyFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogI finally understand why people jokingly refer to their first born as their "practice baby" (or, at least that's what my mom always said about me!), so they could "work out the kinks" before having any more kids. While I haven't done anything as dreadfully stupid as letting my daughter play with knives, I feel like I've already made some mistakes that need to be learned from.Case in point: the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/sbc1WrUI5Qk/practice-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXUdkKHlhLBP2AxJljhMlKuOIOQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXUdkKHlhLBP2AxJljhMlKuOIOQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXUdkKHlhLBP2AxJljhMlKuOIOQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXUdkKHlhLBP2AxJljhMlKuOIOQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/sbc1WrUI5Qk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/11/practice-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-7821884146916288335Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +00002009-11-20T08:42:00.487-08:00PipesFather Doesn't Know BestpoopDad BlogconstipationI've never claimed to have all of the correct answers when it comes to caring for a baby. In fact, that was the basis for naming my blog Father Doesn't Know Best. Truth be told, over the last several months of fatherhood I have had to learn many lessons the hard way.One such lesson was that not all baby foods move through a baby's digestive system the same way. Actually, some foods are pretty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/RZ2q_3stjfg/clearing-out-pipes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/feb8jZhAAKS5fuI3ugGYn-dAlG8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/feb8jZhAAKS5fuI3ugGYn-dAlG8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/feb8jZhAAKS5fuI3ugGYn-dAlG8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/feb8jZhAAKS5fuI3ugGYn-dAlG8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/RZ2q_3stjfg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/11/clearing-out-pipes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3375058705766842201Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-11-13T08:48:00.507-08:00CrazyFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogI could easily be described as goofy or strange by people that know me well enough, but far from clinically insane. My daughter, on the other hand, seems to be a different matter.One of the most fun things about being a parent is watching your child develop their own personality and learning their idiosyncrasies. Over the last few months, as my daughter's own personality has started to emerge, ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/c4b5ReWud0Y/i-think-my-baby-is-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62opcddTFUrASS7PxE3HrcvQxns/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62opcddTFUrASS7PxE3HrcvQxns/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62opcddTFUrASS7PxE3HrcvQxns/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/62opcddTFUrASS7PxE3HrcvQxns/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/c4b5ReWud0Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/11/i-think-my-baby-is-crazy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-446392708426646076Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-11-06T08:45:00.490-08:00Body FluidsFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogSnotVomitSince having a baby in my life I've discovered that my wife and I have a much higher tolerance for what I find disgusting now.Things that would have instantly triggered my gag reflex before parenthood barely register on my personal gross-o-meter now.The other night, my daughter woke up screaming her head off. My wife was the first responder that night and as she was fumbling around in the dark, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/Z1liO-sV3fU/why-isnt-this-gross.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rywt02kBz2PB1wtUwE0FPw1PuLM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rywt02kBz2PB1wtUwE0FPw1PuLM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rywt02kBz2PB1wtUwE0FPw1PuLM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rywt02kBz2PB1wtUwE0FPw1PuLM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/Z1liO-sV3fU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/11/why-isnt-this-gross.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-6832964267587482670Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-11-02T08:45:00.506-08:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogToysAs I was driving to work today, being serenaded at every red light and bump in the road by the polyphonic sounds of Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven being played, 16 notes at a time, by an electronic piano toy lodged somewhere in my car, I realized that even though my daughter is only seven months old, her toys are already making their move to overrun my life.And the toys are winning.You wouldn't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/qUNGvQBxNdY/toys-are-taking-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJDPlBGfF3tR1Ynl_5WCtyNCRHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJDPlBGfF3tR1Ynl_5WCtyNCRHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJDPlBGfF3tR1Ynl_5WCtyNCRHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJDPlBGfF3tR1Ynl_5WCtyNCRHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/qUNGvQBxNdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/11/toys-are-taking-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3066319160273879978Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +00002009-10-30T08:40:00.263-07:00Father Doesn't Know BestRice CerealDad BlogWhiskey GumsAdviceFormula"Rub some whiskey on her gums when she's teething to ease her pain. That's what my grandpa did for me and I turned out fine," says the woman finishing her fifth beer, while everyone else is on their second."Try puting some rice cereal in her bottle at night so she'll sleep longer. That's what my mom did, and I turned out fine," says the obese man whose doctor just recomended gastric bypass http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/Lu8YSbhLRBg/and-i-turned-out-fine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BIYaUOLGW7SP9UZuCOdLAj7p-3Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BIYaUOLGW7SP9UZuCOdLAj7p-3Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BIYaUOLGW7SP9UZuCOdLAj7p-3Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BIYaUOLGW7SP9UZuCOdLAj7p-3Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/Lu8YSbhLRBg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/and-i-turned-out-fine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-4581983376904791778Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-10-26T08:45:21.698-07:00GirlFather Doesn't Know BestDad BlogBald BabyBaby GirlBaldPinkThe other day, while my wife was at work and I was home for the day, I decided to take my daughter out on the town for a daddy/daughter day. Before leaving the house I did what I thought was an acceptable job of dressing her in "girl clothes" with a pink and purple owl on her shirt, jeans, pink socks, and her flower headband.Now, it should be noted that my daughter is about as bald as they come, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/xDla6mcS3iE/yes-she-is-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK2MLG9sQJod9Cy2zTq1MTfFBNk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK2MLG9sQJod9Cy2zTq1MTfFBNk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK2MLG9sQJod9Cy2zTq1MTfFBNk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK2MLG9sQJod9Cy2zTq1MTfFBNk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/xDla6mcS3iE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/yes-she-is-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-2618769742353356951Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-10-23T08:45:00.308-07:00Father Doesn't Know BestDad BlogGreen BeansdiapersFirst FoodsAfter my inital foray into feeding my daughter solid foods, by introducing her to rice cereal (See "What A Mess"), I had eventually worked up enough "experience points" as a baby feeder to move on to some more traditional baby food, as opposed to the various glops that most babies first try (rice, oatmeal, and then barley cereals.)Now, there are several theories out there about which foods to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/ff02dxmvGmE/what-goes-in-must-come-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78oZnsUtU0-SdjTnpo1xy_znHHA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78oZnsUtU0-SdjTnpo1xy_znHHA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78oZnsUtU0-SdjTnpo1xy_znHHA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78oZnsUtU0-SdjTnpo1xy_znHHA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/ff02dxmvGmE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/what-goes-in-must-come-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-6843045095431435502Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-10-19T09:13:43.223-07:00Father Doesn't Know BestRice CerealDad BlogFirst FoodsFeedingMessRecently, my daughter started her journey into solid foods. I was excited for this gastronomic milestone because it meant that there was something new for us to do together, as well as training her for much better food to come.But, just as you must learn to crawl before you can walk, must learn to eat muck before you eat filet mignon.When I had envisioned my daughter's first foods in the past, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/Didqk_hOtf0/what-mess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JUPcqqsVdnmhkGqaHl8rvGItscA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JUPcqqsVdnmhkGqaHl8rvGItscA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JUPcqqsVdnmhkGqaHl8rvGItscA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JUPcqqsVdnmhkGqaHl8rvGItscA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/Didqk_hOtf0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/what-mess.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-3148027198647287826Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-10-16T08:45:00.964-07:00Father Doesn't Know BestDroolDad BlogTeethingTylenolrunny noseThe first time I looked at my daughter's big gummy grin, I knew that eventually I would have to watch her endure the pain of teething. However, I had always assumed that teething was a relatively simple process, and that if we just gave her a teething ring or something to chew on she would get over it painlessly.If you are already a parent to a child with teeth, you can see the error in my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/UzP_fzgWqX0/trouble-with-teething.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MbbSEVJbabSISg_d3EjeKeCPlHE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MbbSEVJbabSISg_d3EjeKeCPlHE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MbbSEVJbabSISg_d3EjeKeCPlHE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MbbSEVJbabSISg_d3EjeKeCPlHE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/UzP_fzgWqX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/trouble-with-teething.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782141405181409281.post-6795431928140749773Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +00002009-10-12T08:40:00.393-07:00cutepublic gasFather Doesn't Know BestDad Blogrunny nosebabyThis morning, as my daughter was giving me what I thought has a hug, only to discover that she had actually just wiped a huge mucousy booger on my shoulder, I realized that babies get away with a lot of things that we, as a society, consider to be embarassing, obnoxious, or just plain grossFor example, when my daughter was just a few weeks old, we went over to our friends' house for dinner, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~3/b_RbjdxW070/youre-lucky-youre-cute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aaron)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vI1VDN4h0RwavrNAVxA_mt6KN0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vI1VDN4h0RwavrNAVxA_mt6KN0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vI1VDN4h0RwavrNAVxA_mt6KN0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vI1VDN4h0RwavrNAVxA_mt6KN0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatherDoesntKnowBest/~4/b_RbjdxW070" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.fatherdoesntknowbest.com/2009/10/youre-lucky-youre-cute.html