Occasionally in life, something happens that impacts a lot of people, and is talked about for generations. A “Where Were You When” situation, in other words. Sometimes tragic, sometimes celebratory, always memorable. A few days ago, something happened that will probably stand the test of time, and stories will be told for years to come about it. It […]
Some quality time golfing makes for a great gift! My suggestions go downhill from here, though….. Hey, hey, hey! Father’s Day is just around the corner. Now, if you have come here looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift for the father figure in your life…..you have come to the wrong blog. Way more reputable dadfluencers have probably got that […]
It was my daughter J’s 9th birthday recently, and, just like last year, we had to kibosh any party plans because of the pandemic. Gatherings still aren’t really allowed, and most fun places to go are closed. She likes puzzles, and mentioned wanting do an escape room before. Replicating the experience of one at our house seemed easy enough. […]
The fight against COVID-19 is still an ongoing battle. We have gotten to the point where we can proceed with caution in many aspects of our lives, though. Normally, for a summer vacation, my family enjoys taking a road trip. We weren’t really ready/able to this year, however. Turns out, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. When it comes […]
The first time that I attended a Dad 2.0 Summit, 2017 in San Diego, I wrote about ‘the push’ of going to it. I recently went to my second Dad 2.0 Summit, in Washington, D.C. This time, I would describe the experience as more of a pull, than a push. For the uninformed, the Dad 2.0 Summit, per […]
Greetings, fly guys and fly girls! If you ever considered going on a hot air balloon ride, but don’t know what you’re getting into, then you’ve come to the right spot. Last summer, my daughter and I took flight in a hot air balloon, compliments of my friends at the US Hot Air Balloon Team. Boy, let me […]
Even though Detroit has a rich music history, there’s a case to be made that the city’s theme song should be “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett. Indeed, to outsiders like me, Detroit has a perception for being dangerous, unsafe and having a struggling economy. So, with that in mind, I figured a perfect road trip for my […]
Believe it or not, I’m Canadian…but I hate the winter. Some people love dealing with that cold, numbing feeling of the wind chill hitting your face. I’m not one of them. Escaping potential frostbite to go somewhere warm and sunny isn’t really in the cards, either. Luckily, however, there are places not far from me (or anyone else in […]
Tis the season to repeatedly take pictures of your little ones with the jolly dude in red! To save you the Googling (or Bing-ing, or Yahoo-ing, or Ask Jeeves-ing etc), I looked into where to see Santa Claus in Hamilton, Ontario this year, and summarized my findings. Check it out! HAMILTON SANTA CLAUS PARADE November 16, 2019 […]
They say that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Now, I haven’t planned anything with a mouse lately (or ever), but I have with my family, and, to paraphrase Lizzo: why plans great til they gotta be great? For example, we recently got to spend 24 hours in Chicago. Having never been to […]
Mike is a blogger and content creator from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A married father of three, Daddy Realness is about Mike’s experiences as a parent, which are sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always real, and always entertaining!