(Bonus: Guest interview of Super Bowl champ Kevin Butler by Chris Bernholdt of “Banish The Playdate.” Fame.) Football is dominating the news these days and needless to say, it’s not all good.
Why I Raised My Daughter A Rapper – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo: Guest Post
By Mike Heenan in Guest Posts, Kindie Music, People 6 Comments Tags: Family Friendly Music, Kid Hop, Kindie, Rap, San Francisco Bay Area Dad, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
(Bonus: Video!) Remember once upon a last April when I wrote this, apparently, “illmatic” attack on the rap industry? What I intended as more of a creative treatment of a wholly personal parenting decision in the form of a break-up letter, for the sake of my young daughters, caught a bit of fire when The(…)
There’s Magic In The Music: Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock
By Mike Heenan in Uncategorized 2 Comments Tags: kindie rock kids music kidchella alison faith levy, San Francisco Bay Area Dad
One of the other dads bends down to hear my daughter over the band’s acoustic euphony. She blurts out her excitement, her phone chord curls bouncing in time with the beat. “{{I have magic in my hands and I can touch the walls and turn them different colors but ACTually the magic is in my(…)
How To Teach Young Kids About Water Conservation
By Mike Heenan in Uncategorized 4 Comments Tags: How To Teach Young Kids About Water Conservation, San Francisco Bay Area Dad, Water conservation
My almost-four-year-old knows we are in a drought. At least she has heard me say it enough times that the term itself has started to register. “Turn off that hose, we are in a drought!” “No, I’m not going to fill the tub for you again, baby, California is in a drought.” But, as all(…)
What To Expect When You’re Expecting And Your Neighbor Writes A Dad Blog: Advice For A New Dad
By Mike Heenan in Blog 12 Comments Tags: San Francisco Bay Area Dad, What to expect new dad advice
Dear Aaron, Unsolicited parenting pearls are like rashy asses
Win A Visa Gift Card Earth To Echo Prize Pack: It’s Not Just A Blog, It’s An Adventure.
By Mike Heenan in Giveaways, Things 53 Comments Tags: San Francisco Bay Area Dad
Since starting this blog in February, my three year old daughter and I have been given opportunities to embark on adventures
Oren’s Corner: A Bittersweet Dedication
By Mike Heenan in Oren's Corner 4 Comments Tags: Oren, San Francisco Bay Area Dad
J and I are lying about on the floor. I’m stroking her head with a wet cloth and she is looking up appreciatively through those tell-tale, droopy eyes. She has fallen feverish and I’ve just gone through the ritual call to the advice nurse and been told to hang tight and watch for A, B, or C to happen in the coming days. Same old story. Call us when she’s 104. They never share a father’s sense of urgency.
For some reason I tell J. about a friend of mine who found out he was sick about a month ago, and not the kind of sick that a cold compress and a Pedialyte popsicle can do much for.
Oren has stage four cancer
Poptism.org Does It For The Kids: Take Me Out To The Ball Game
By Mike Heenan in Uncategorized 3 Comments Tags: San Francisco Bay Area Dad, Take Me Out To The Ball Game
A few weeks back, during the lead up to Father’s Day, I was an avid giveaway clicker. They were all over the internet. Brands were giving away everything from grooming products to mega-grills to meat buckets. I even hosted my own Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants giveaway. I was trying my luck at every turn when(…)
Washington Redskins Trademark Canceled; What’s Your Take?
By Mike Heenan in Uncategorized 9 Comments Tags: San Francisco Bay Area Dad
In case you missed it: We are a Redskins family. That is to say, I was born and spent a great deal of my life in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and, personally, bleed burgundy and gold. My wife gets in to the good times, of which there are few, of late, and my(…)
Breaking Dad: At-Home Dad Matters on The Pat Thurston Show; Dads Behaving Dadly
By Mike Heenan in Breaking Dad 2 Comments Tags: San Francisco Bay Area Dad
Well I never dreamed we would need a press section but here it is. Yesterday, Father’s Day, Pat Thurston was gracious enough to interview me on KGO about our new book, Dads Behaving Dadly. I can’t thank Pat and her producer, Lynne, enough. The way they treated me was, indeed, a treat. I can’t(…)