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About the site
- Mar 31, 2025 Instafather Has Reached Toddler Status: Two years of dad blogging
- Mar 15, 2025 All about Instafather
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Fatherhood Tales
- Jun 16, 2025 Best Sitcom Dads: What we love about these 6 TV fathers
- Feb 15, 2026 What 13 Dads Learned About Being Better Fathers (And Human Beings)
- Feb 2, 2026 Parenting: Because Breakfast Still Needs Made Even If Everyone Is Throwing Up
- May 12, 2025 A letter to my son on his third birthday
- Aug 18, 2025 Sleep Deprivation Makes Dads Do Strange Things
- Jun 20, 2025 The dumbest thing I've done as a dad: Dudes confess their fatherhood blunders (and their joys)
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Guest Post
- Feb 9, 2026 5 reasons why bedtime should be dad time
- Mar 16, 2025 What Every New Stay At Home Dad Needs to Know
- Sep 15, 2025 Becoming a Babywearing Dad
- May 19, 2025 6 things people always misunderstand about having twins
- Labor And Delivery
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Newborns
- Feb 9, 2026 5 reasons why bedtime should be dad time
- Nov 30, 2025 How to skip the Santa photo and still have merry memories
- Sep 19, 2025 30 Days of Calm Part 1: How One Dad of 3 Small Kids Found Some (Inner) Peace & Quiet
- Sep 2, 2025 Had enough of the baby stage? How toddlers get easier...and harder
- Jun 29, 2025 Going to the beach with babies & toddlers: What Works & What Doesn't
- Mar 1, 2026 What to Read When You're Expecting - Dad Edition
- Feb 20, 2026 How much is it going to cost to send my baby to daycare?
- Feb 9, 2026 How taking a step back from fatherhood can mean two steps forward
- Apr 26, 2025 Don't be a Trump parent: Why Trump's take on fatherhood is all wrong.
- Feb 22, 2026 Three things Michael Strahan taught me about being a dad
- Feb 16, 2026 The first baby Rookie Mistake
- Dec 22, 2025 A New Parent's Guide to Not Going Nutcracker at Christmas
- Nov 18, 2025 The work decision: Who stays with the baby? Who works? And why does it feel like you're screwed either way?
- Oct 28, 2025 Stop worrying about being a perfect dad. We've all been peed on.
- Sep 30, 2025 The NICU life: 15 things you should know about having your baby in neonatal intensive care
- Sep 23, 2025 How to answer 'Is the baby sleeping through the night yet?' without punching that person in the face
- Sep 15, 2025 Becoming a Babywearing Dad
- Sep 1, 2025 Should you take your baby to the restaurant?
- Aug 18, 2025 Sleep Deprivation Makes Dads Do Strange Things
- Aug 11, 2025 100% Dad. 0% Husband: How Striving For 'Perfect Dad Status' Is Not the Real Goal in Marriage
- Aug 4, 2025 3 scary mistakes new dads need to avoid with babies
- Jul 14, 2025 My worst flaw as a father: How a 'good parent' can still be a jerk
- Jul 7, 2025 Yes, Dads Should Freaking Cut the Umbilical Cord
- Jul 2, 2025 Straight Talk: New parents are going to be exhausted
- Jun 9, 2025 What they don't tell you about being a dad
- May 19, 2025 6 things people always misunderstand about having twins
- May 4, 2025 How to keep the new mom in your life happy
- Apr 27, 2025 New Dad Tip: Sign Up for Diaper Duty
- Mar 22, 2025 The Truth About Breastfeeding That New Dads Need to Know
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Personal
- Jun 8, 2025 Dear son: A letter to my kindergartner
- Sep 24, 2025 Frustrated New Parent? Mindfulness To The Rescue!
- Aug 20, 2025 The Powerful Emotion of Your Baby Starting Kindergarten
- May 23, 2025 A letter to my son for his fifth birthday
- Apr 20, 2025 Dear daughters: A letter to preemie girls turning 3
- Oct 25, 2025 Croup, Stridor, and Your Toddler: What New Parents Need to Know to Breathe Easy
- Oct 14, 2025 Why any guy can be a 'manly man' as a dad
- Apr 9, 2025 Dear Daughters: A Letter to My Preemie Twins Turning 2
- Mar 31, 2025 Instafather Has Reached Toddler Status: Two years of dad blogging
- Feb 9, 2026 How taking a step back from fatherhood can mean two steps forward
- Feb 2, 2026 Parenting: Because Breakfast Still Needs Made Even If Everyone Is Throwing Up
- Jan 11, 2026 You're Not Alone: Anger and Depression as Parents
- Jan 9, 2026 A Brutally Honest Talk About Why I Had to Disappear as a Dad Blogger
- May 12, 2025 A letter to my son on his third birthday
- Oct 8, 2025 A mom's view: Why I Won't Pass My Eating Disorder to My Girls
- Aug 11, 2025 100% Dad. 0% Husband: How Striving For 'Perfect Dad Status' Is Not the Real Goal in Marriage
- Jul 14, 2025 My worst flaw as a father: How a 'good parent' can still be a jerk
- Jun 16, 2025 Twas the Night Before Father's Day
- Jun 9, 2025 What they don't tell you about being a dad
- May 12, 2025 A letter to my son on his second birthday
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Pregnancy
- Mar 1, 2026 What to Read When You're Expecting - Dad Edition
- Sep 30, 2025 The NICU life: 15 things you should know about having your baby in neonatal intensive care
- Jul 28, 2025 Why Dads Should embrace childbirth class, plus 10 Things to look for when choosing a baby Prep course
- Jul 21, 2025 Push Present for Dads?: Ideas for a congratulatory gift for new fathers (even if guys aren't pushing anything!)
- Apr 13, 2025 A birth story: My twin girls arrive
- Apr 6, 2025 Yes, Your Pregnant Wife Should Get a Push Present
- Mar 30, 2025 Bed Rest: How to Help Your Wife (& You) Survive Pregnancy's Slap in the Face
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Toddlers
- Apr 12, 2025 Dear daughters: A letter to my preemie twins turning 4
- Feb 9, 2026 5 reasons why bedtime should be dad time
- Nov 30, 2025 How to skip the Santa photo and still have merry memories
- Sep 24, 2025 Frustrated New Parent? Mindfulness To The Rescue!
- Sep 19, 2025 30 Days of Calm Part 1: How One Dad of 3 Small Kids Found Some (Inner) Peace & Quiet
- Sep 2, 2025 Had enough of the baby stage? How toddlers get easier...and harder
- Aug 20, 2025 The Powerful Emotion of Your Baby Starting Kindergarten
- Jun 29, 2025 Going to the beach with babies & toddlers: What Works & What Doesn't
- Jun 12, 2025 Ask me anything about being a dad of three toddlers
- May 23, 2025 A letter to my son for his fifth birthday
- Oct 25, 2025 Croup, Stridor, and Your Toddler: What New Parents Need to Know to Breathe Easy
Hi! I'm Andy, a dad of 3 kids 5 and under. I want to help you get the answers you need about being a new father (or moms, help you get dads the guidance they need!), share some stories about what to expect, and put you in a position to make moms proud and kids happy. - Andy Shaw

What’s it feel like to see your kid finish kindergarten? It feels like… a lot. Here’s what I’d like to tell my 6-year-old now that he’s finished his first year in school.