The Dadder Dispatch

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. At some point, your kids are going to figure out something you probably already know: Dad does not actually have everything figured out. Shocking, I know. When they’re little, you can get away with being the guy who somehow

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. I think social media has made it really easy to look like you’re absolutely crushing fatherhood. The birthday post. The soccer picture. The family vacation. The first day of school. The concert where everybody is smiling and, somehow, nobody

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. Somewhere along the way, I think we dads decided fatherhood needed to become another thing we had to absolutely crush. Like, apparently, raising tiny humans wasn’t enough pressure already. Now we’ve got to be present, patient, emotionally available, financially

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. I think one of the hardest things about being a dad is watching your kid have a bad day and not immediately trying to make it better. They come home upset. They had a bad practice. Someone hurt their

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. One thing I’ve learned is that the conversations that matter most with your kids usually don’t show up when you’re ready for them. They happen in the car. While you’re making dinner. Five minutes after you told everyone it’s

The Dadder Dispatch 5 min read Happy Sunday, dads. Andrew here. September has a way of making everybody want to reset something. New routines. New goals. Back on track. Fresh start. And trust me, I’m all for improvement. But how many times have you told yourself, “I’ll start again on