Look, I love teen detectives. I really love teen detectives. It started with Harriet The Spy when I was a kid—You mean you read something other than cereal boxes?—and evolved into a full-blown obsession with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So when I heard about a book featuring three teen detectives reuniting 25 years after a…
The Widow Review – When Your Billable Hours Include “Not Going to Prison for Murder”
Originally posted on: The Beginning, The Middle, and The Twist October 30th, 2025 So John Grisham wrote another legal thriller. Shocking. What’s next, James Patterson writing about a detective? Enjoy my The Widow review. This one’s called The Widow, and it’s about a small-time lawyer named Simon Latch whose life is falling apart. Failed marriage, struggling practice,…
Jason and Michael but make it YA – 90s YA Horror Novels – Who knew?
So apparently there were Friday the 13th and Halloween young adult novels. YA horror tie-ins to slasher franchises. This was a real thing that happened. I recently read two of them: The Scream Factory by Kelly O’Rourke (Halloween series) and Mother’s Day by Eric Morse (Friday the 13th series). Both published in the ’90s. 90s YA Horror novels –…
Ghostbusters Shadowcast at Redford Theatre: Boy Wonder’s Birthday Adventure
Incredimom and I have this tradition. Instead of throwing Boy Wonder and Twinkletoes a big birthday party, we take them on a birthday trip. Sure, we could rent a bounce house and buy lots of pizza. But we don’t want to watch seventeen kids destroy our backyard. Been there, done that, NEVER AGAIN. You’re just…
Two Water Parks Walk Into a Bar: Splash Lagoon vs. Splash Universe
Splash Lagoon vs. Splash Universe? One dad compares two indoor water parks while questioning his swimsuit choices and parenting decisions. Spoiler: both involve chlorine and regret.
Dan Brown’s “The Secret of Secrets” Review: Robert Langdon Returns (And Ruins Boléro Forever) – Reposted from my book blog
IncrediDad’s Introduction for Book Review Repost Hey IncrediFans! Quick heads up—this review is reposted from my book review blog, The Beginning, The Middle, and The Twist, where I’m on a mission to read a book a week and share my thoughts. I’ll be honest: I have no idea who’s actually reading these reviews or if…
The Outdoor Dad: 10 No-Prep Nature Adventures
Learn about 10 no-prep nature adventures to embark on with kids!
The 5-Minute Dad Hack: Making Connections When Time is Tight
Feeling like you’re constantly juggling deadlines and diaper changes? You’re not alone. For today’s working fathers, finding quality time with kids often feels like searching for a matching sock in the laundry pile – possible but rarely successful. The Working Dad’s Dilemma The struggle is real. Between back-to-back meetings, urgent emails, and urgent meetings that…
A Millennial Parent’s Guide to kids AI Education
Millenial Parents guide to AI education for kids
Skibbidi Nonsense: Bridging the Generation Gap With Kids
When Boy Wonder was little, his world was my world. He knew what I showed him. He would mimic my words. He copied my gestures. Sometimes, he ignored my advice. It depended on his mood and how many fruit snacks he ate that day. When The Student Becomes The Teacher Now that he’s older, we’ve…
The Awkward Truth About Dad Friendships: You’re Not Alone
The Dad Friendships Drought: You’re Not Alone You know how people say, “It’s not you, it’s me”? Well, when it comes to dad friendships, it’s definitely me. And also you. And basically every dad who’s ever tried to strike up a conversation while our kids attempt to injure themselves on playground equipment. Making friends as a dad…
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Chop Wood, Carry Water, and appreciate what you’ve got.
A Walk In The Woods
Burning off Turbo Toddler’s energy in the age of quarantine and social distancing.
The Fine Art Of Arc & Stream
Mastering the Fine Art Of Arc And Stream starring Boy Wonder
What Kind Of Parent Has Quarantine Turned You Into?
Congratulations! You’re staying at home, wearing your mask, social distancing, and you’ve never once thought of ingesting disinfectant. You’ve survived the Easter Holidays, fasting through Ramadan, and a run on toilet paper that none of us ever wants see again. Personally, I’ve realized that the education of young, impressionable minds is better left to old…
He’ll Make A Great Lawyer Someday…
The art of negotiating with a toddler
Superhero Training
The benefits of roughhousing with your sidekick.
Coming Soon – Attack Of The Fifty Food Toddler
Coming soon! – Attack Of The Fifty Foot Toddler – They grow up so fast…
Golden Aged Heroes
I wish I could say that I was Boy Wonder’s favorite superhero but I’m not. Like most people, he is a fan of the Golden Age of heroes. The OG’s. The one’s I steal all the gadgets in my utility belt from. On the West Coast he has the dynamic duo of IncrediPapa and IncrediGramma…
Trials of Toilet Training
Mastering the not-so-exact art of potty training.
Thanksgiving With A Toddler
Today is the big kick off of the holiday season. For most of us, it will be the first inevitable family gathering of the season. Since this could set the tone for how public outings go for your toddler over the next month, it might be important to pull some tools out of your utility…
One Of The Hardest Things About Being A Dad In 2019
Hey there Incredidads. Maybe you haven’t noticed but I haven’t flipped on the IncrediSignal in a few weeks. I hope you haven’t noticed because that means, like me, you are trying to vanquish one of the vilest super-villains an IncrediDad can face; putting down the phone. In the Disney/Pixar film “The Incredibles”, the heroes face…
Bed Time
Although it happens around the same time every night, Boy Wonder acts like I’m sentencing him to hard time behind bars. So the defendant naturally tries to present his case the best that he can, even if that results in a bit of con-artistry. Kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for….
T.V. Dads
Can we all agree that t.v. dads are terrible fathers? These guys gave me the wrong idea about fatherhood from the very beginning. I had visions, trapped in the golden age of sitcoms, wrapped in a cardigan sweater, and aged in the homey aroma of pipe tobacco, that played out with me resembling a frighteningly…
Picture Day
Day care sent home a letter that Picture day is next week. Now maybe it’s because we have cameras on our phones these days but I started asking myself, do I really need that? Don’t I have three hundred pictures of Boy Wonder in the same pose already? “Oh look! There’s another one of him…
From Gotham to Green Acres
IncrediDad discovers his Go Green super powers.
Super Hero Training
IncrediDad’s fall from Super Hero to Arch Villain
Pledge Week At Day Care
Forget about learning shapes, colors, and numbers at Day Care. I’ve got a theory about what really happens after we drop off our kids and head to work. To get the scoop, I’ve sent my faithful sidekick, Boy Wonder, deep under cover, to reveal what really happens over a week at daycare. At pick up…
8 Easy Things To Do To Prepare For Single Motherhood
Hey IncrediFans! Here’s a fantastic guest post from our friends over at singleparent.info. Enjoy it and then check out their blog! Photo via Pexels. 8 Easy Things To Do To Prepare For Single Motherhood Any prospective mother will spend hours fretting about her ability to manage the challenges of parenthood, but this is even more…
On To The Next Adventure
Embracing change could be the greatest super power of all.
Save Money On Your Next Hotel Stay!!!
A road trip from California to New York with a toddler and a cat was unpredictable at best. The last thing that we wanted to worry about was making “good time” getting to a specific hotel every night. Have you ever noticed that Dads have an obsession with “making good time”? Not once have I…
National Lampoon’s Cross-Country Vacation
Cannibals, Cat, and more of the first day of our cross-country road trip.
Our San Franciscan Day
The first leg of our big road trip!
Raising Children Who Could Change The World
“There’s a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep ’em all away from you. That’s never possible.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird I read to Boy Wonder every night before bedtime. He listens for about a half and hour and then passes out for the night. So…
A House Is Not A Home
Moving day, Memories, and Moving On
Product Review – O’Neill Baby Life Jacket
O’Neill Wake Waterski Infant USCG Vest I don’t do product reviews often and **disclaimer** this is an unpaid endorsement. That being said, this life jacket is amazing and I’ll tell you why. Boy Wonder hated the pool when we went on vacation this past February. I’m talking crocodile tears, shaking, and all. He put up…
Don’t Lie Or I’ll Tell Santa
Every parent lies to their kid and that is a fact. But I like to think of it as acting. In my humble opinion, if any casting agent witnessed the performances I’ve turned in to my kid, they’d have me on Broadway, Motion Pictures, maybe even Netflix! When I read “Car, Car, Truck, Jeep” for…
Table Manners, Toddlers, and A Tale Of Two Cities
An old childhood trauma resurfaced when I read an article in The Sunday Times today. The author, India Knight, talked about Etiquette vs. Manners. I’ve always found etiquette intimidating; a feeling that has recently returned since the birth of my son. Anyone with a toddler who can spin in circles faster the Tasmanian devil would…
Oprah’s Got Nothing On Me
I feel a lot like Oprah this week. And the movers get a thousand dollars! The auto-hauler gets a thousand dollars! Whoops there goes another thousand just for funsies! As I spend my meager fortune far faster than I ever made it, I’m starting to wonder why we have so much crap. When I moved…
Choose Your Own Adventure
For me, there is nothing more stressful than finishing a chapter of a Choose Your Own Adventure novel. Two-Face has Robin dangling over a vat of acid. You only have time to save Boy Wonder or catch the crook. Do you: a) Throw your batarang to slice through Robin’s ropes, or b) Tackle Two-Face and…
Translating For Boy Wonder
Boy Wonder’s vocabulary is expanding every day. It seems like just yesterday he said his first words, Da-da. Of course he did say that yesterday and this morning too. Basically whenever he wants something I get summoned with a hearty “Da-da!”. These days he says plenty of words clearly “Car!”, “Trucko!”, “Ice Cream Man!”, and…
Updated Resume and CV
Dear Selection Committee Of My Future Career, Being an IncrediDad is by far the most rewarding career I’ve ever had but even Bruce Wayne needed a day job. The last time I had to update my resume and cover letter, Barrack Obama was still serving his first term as President of the United States, The…
The Dad Knight
Follow my blog with Bloglovin “Because we have to chase him. Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now, so we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it, because he’s not a hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a Dark Knight.” – Commissioner Gordon, The Dark Knight– Also my son says this about…
Simple Distractions
Simple Distractions – a new IncrediDad blog post
Guest Post from Land Of Rugs
A Guest Post from our friends at www.landofrugs.com
Zen and the Art of Automotive Maintenance…
Supporting Our Kids Hobbies, Even When We Have No Interest
Spending Time With Your Sidekick Even When Life Is Busy.
Spending Time With Your Sidekick Even When LIfe Is Busy.
Excuses
Excuses. I’ve got a million of them.
The Single Parent’s Guide to Fitness
The following is a Guest Article from our friends at SingleParent.info.
Dance Class With IncrediDad and Boy Wonder
Up until a month ago, I thought a pirouette was a kind of cookie. Turns out, it is a dance move. You see, Boy Wonder has been taking Ballet Class once a week and we are both learning so much. For example, you wouldn’t believe how many ballet terms sound food related: Sauté (so-Tay): please…
Boy Wonder’s Food Favorites
Boy Wonder’s Food Favorites – Overnight Oats
Incredible Leadership Lessons – Failure
I learned about failure and rejection at a very young age. Their lessons have served me well over the years. When I showed an interest in musical theater, my parents were encouraging but practical. My mom accompanied me on my first audition and was horrified by the entitled attitudes of the stage parents and their…
Here’s A “Quicky”
A quicky about the boy and the bathroom
I’m Alfred, Not Batman
All these years, I thought I was Batman. It turns out I’m Alfred.
Swimming Tips For Toddlers Under Two
If mermaids were real then my son would be Aquaman. He loves bath-time, shower-time, trips to the pool, and a day at the beach. If there’s water involved, Boy Wonder will play until his fingers are nice and pruny. Being part fish runs in the family though. IncrediMom and I are both swimmers from way…
Auld Lang Syne
Parents, tonight when the ball drops and everyone is trying to sing the song they can’t remember the words to, replace those “Auld lang syne” lyrics with “days gone by”. You’ll be able to sing along with confidence knowing the song’s true meaning. And know that, when you refill your glass, you’re celebrating not the days…
A Guest Post By Jess @ Parent.Guide
We love when Guest Bloggers pop into the Dad-Cave for a visit! Today we have Jess from Parent.Guide. She has such a fresh and unique view on parenting. When I read her articles I feel like I’m sitting down for a cup of coffee with an old friend. So when you’re done here, head on…
The Boubons
What to do when the common cold strikes your home!
Happy Thanksgiving
However you celebrate, pro-turkey or vegan, you’ll likely have some downtime for some Thanksgiving-themed TV watching today. Here are a couple favorites that we’ll be introducing Boy Wonder to this year. WKRP In Cincinnati A promo for the radio station goes awry when the manager starts releasing live turkeys from an airplane. If only he…
Top 3 Unexpected Ways That Fatherhood Changed My Life
Top 3 Unexpected Ways Fatherhood Changed My Life
Incredible Leadership Lesson: First Aid Kits
Incredible Leadership Lesson: First Aid Kits
Incrdedible Leadership Lessons: Love and Patience
Incredible Leadership Lessons are back!
The First Year
A letter to Boy Wonder on his 1st Birthday.
The Sesame Effect
How am I supposed to teach my son to embody love when we live in a country that always seems on the brink of a second civil war? Between Twitter wars, gender politics, President Trump, and race relations, we are living in an age of outrage. How exhausting is that? Thankfully there is still one…
Toddler Tough
Boy Wonder is Toddler Tough
Another Super-Power Discovered
Another Super-Power Discovered
Future Engineer – A Student Of His World
Future Engineer – A Student Of His World
Meals You Know By Heart
In which our hero learns to defeat his own laziness by cooking healthy foods he knows how to make by heart.
Coffee vs. Red Bull vs. Water
A cage match of our favorite caffeinated beverages!
The One That Got Away
I’m fond of our bed. Bex would be surprised to hear that because I frequently said otherwise about this pile of mattress and metal when we first started dating. It was a love/hate relationship back then. You see, the bed actually belonged to Bex first. She was so proud of it because it was the first…
Where Is My Super-Suit?
Batman has his cowl. Superman wears his tights. James Bond slips into a tuxedo like it’s his second skin. Indiana Jones never loses his hat. The Incredidad wears a tee-shirt and shorts. All of these men have three things in common: They’ve all saved the world from time to time. They have their own version…
Tips For Traveling With A Baby – Part II
This is your captain speaking. We’re cruising at 30,000 feet with blue skies ahead…Hold on…I’ve just received word that someone has brought a baby on board. Folks buckles in and stay seated. You’re in for a rocky flight. After watching the other passengers avoid us like we were diseased, the flight attendants glare at us…
Tips For Flying With A Baby – Part 1
Your Pre-Flight Check List If the CIA really wanted to get their terrorist suspects to talk, they should force them to take a long flight with a baby on their lap. That kind of unconstitutional torture is exactly what Bex and I willingly submitted too last month. If I had any State Secrets to share,…
It Takes A Village
When my cousins and I were little, my Gramma’s brother, Uncle Jack, would bring his family down to visit our wild tribe every once in a while. I was too young to experience it first hand but I’ve been told that he would always remark how everyone just seemed to pitch in when it came…
Acting Like A Super Villain
Bex, if you’re reading this, stop now. Just close it. X out and go do something else. If any other Incredi-Reader is near her, please take her phone and throw it out the window because we all know she’s not going to listen me. Waiting…waiting…Okay is she gone? Good. Today I’m going to talk about…
When Your Secret Identity Becomes Your Only Identity
We Lost Our Identity To Parenting! Last night we got Boy Wonder to bed pretty early (seven-thirtyish), which left Bex and I a few hours to ourselves. The nights when this happens are few and far between. We operate on different schedules and wind up being home together only two nights a week. Now, you…
Breastfeeding – A Guest Post by Bex!
If you’re like us, then the Trump Administration’s opposition to breastfeeding stunned you as much as it did the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. So Bex decided to write a Guest Post about her own experiences with breastfeeding. As always, please join us in the conversation by adding to the comments below. ~The IncrediDad …
Daddy’s Test Kitchen: Avocado 2 Ways
Up until a few months ago, I had never eaten an avocado in my life. I’ve been told that’s a sin in Southern California. So after seven years of living out here I finally broke down and tried one. It was among the tastiest fruits I’ve ever had. Avocado is light, versatile, and you don’t…
IncrediDads: Top 5 Superhero Dad Quotes
While the greatest heroes seem to stand tall on their own, there is usually a pretty strong father figure who helped pull them to their feet in the first place. We can learn a lot from dad figures like Alfred Pennyworth, Jor-El, Uncle Ben, Joe West, Thomas Wayne. The thought came to me as I’ve been…
Time Flies
Now that we are half-a-year into this adventure, I think I’m finally ready to admit something. Time always seems to be the one thing I can’t get enough of. Coincidentally, it’s also something that won’t go by fast enough. From the beginning, time was the IncrediDad’s arch enemy. It didn’t seem like there was enough…
Lettuce Turnip The Beet
I’ve always loved eating. Whenever someone tries to talk to me about physical fitness I am too happy to correct them. “Fitness? More like fitness whole pizza in my mouth!” But the rising numbers on my scale have really turned the punchline of the joke into an elastic waistline. As much as I love food, I…
Jaws
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the nursery . . . he’s back! This time with teeth. At 7 months, Boy Wonder is biting his way through everything he can (Daddy’s fingers, cheeks, and nose included) with his two razor sharp teeth. He’s also producing enough drool to fill a…
Super Sitter
Like the Joker said, “Hubba, hubba, hubba. Money, money, money. Who do ya trust?” No really, he said it. Batman 1989. Go cue up your old VHS tape if you don’t believe me. Jack Nicholson may have just been vamping before his showdown with Batman but I took it as one of those “life” questions….
Oh Crap! – There’s A Baby In My Bathroom
I’m talking about the bathroom. We’ve all been there. But have we all been there with a freshly crawling baby? It’s a super-heroic feat in itself. It was also one of those things that no one warned me about before becoming a dad. I had to learn it the hard way. So IncrediDads-to-be, this post…
Shakespeare In The Tub
Have you heard about the hottest new show in town? Forget anything on Broadway this season. If you want to see one of the most energetic performances of this year, head on over to the Bath-tub Amphitheater to see the resident artists The Royal Feathertons. One critic said that their latest performance of “Quackbeth” left the…
Three Types of T.V. Dad Stereotypes
What’s up with the TV Dad stereotypes?
If I Used My Head, I Wouldn’t Have To Use My Feet
The other day, I had to take the IncrediMom Mobile into the shop. Now, IncrediDad thought he would be using his head by leaving before IncrediMom and Boy Wonder. Our mechanic has a nice waiting area, free coffee, and wifi. Really, there are worse places to be stranded without a car for a few minutes….
The Death And Life Of IncrediDad
At some point, early on in this crazy adventure called Fatherhood, I realized that I put a lot of unnecessary expectations on myself. I felt like a real world superhero. I seemed invincible, unstoppable, and beacon of hope. It didn’t take much time for Boy Wonder to bring my ego down a few pegs. It…
Parenting Is Like A Puzzle
Parenting can be a like a puzzle with one piece that is eternally missing. But every day, I add another piece that makes the task a little less daunting. Think of it like car maintenance. It’s a giant machine that should work. Should. But sometimes, it stops and you don’t know why. There are so many…
Dads Are No Babysitter . . . But We Probably Need One
I’m no babysitter, but I almost felt like one the other night. During our work week, I’m the morning parent and Bex is the nighttime parent. That’s been part of our routine since she went back to work. So far, it’s worked out pretty good for us. Famous last words, right? On Wednesday, Bex picked…
Look Who’s Talking Now
While I was getting busy talking about Incredible Leadership last week, Boy Wonder was doing something incredible himself. He said his first words. That’s right, he can talk now folks! Bex brought him to see me at work the other day and as we were saying goodbye, I could not believe my ears. I heard…
Incredible Leadership: Super Team
This is part 7, the last and final part of my series on Incredible Leadership. Click the links to read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. This post is dedicated my super team – to everyone who has helped become the leader I am today. There are too many to mention by name,…
Incredible Leadership: Change Is Inevitable
Part 6 of my week-long Incredible Leadership series. Click the links to read parts 1,2,3,4, and 5. In the beginning, we all wanted to save the world. That’s what superheroes do. But times change and so do the people around us. Attitudes evolve. Change is inevitable. Leaders must change to forge a better future. The world…
Incredible Leadership: Integrity
Part 5 of my Incredible Leadership Series. Click the links to read parts 1,2,3, and 4. A hero is only as good as his . . . integrity? You better believe it. A good leader and an Incredible Father does the right thing, even when he thinks no one is looking. Not doing so has…
Incredible Leadership – Three Ways I Handle Conflict
Part 3 of my week-long Incredible Leadership Series. As IncrediDad, it’s my job to lead Boy Wonder as he trains for life’s greatest adventures. But what if our family couldn’t conquer a baby meltdown or the morning routine because daddy had a bad attitude? That brings me to today’s Incredible Leadership Lesson – Three Ways…
Incredible Leadership: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Day 2 of my series on Incredible Leadership You can check out Day 1 here! Like Aretha told us, it all starts with a little respect. It’s the golden rule that your mom talked about all those years ago, “Treat others like you want to be treated”. Whether I’m talking to my six month old…
Incredible Leadership: When Batman Met Robin
Day 1 of my week long series on Incredible Leadership. No matter how many times I save the world, prevent a spill, or soothe a crying kid, another problem will arise to take it’s place. Some days, it feels like a never ending cycle of change the diaper, stop a bad guy from robbing the…
Fascination With Facetime
A New Blog Post from www.TheIncrediDad.com
Mother’s Day – A Woman So Important, They Gave Her An Entire Day
I am undeniably lucky to have married a woman like Bex. She is energetic, hard-working, and takes incredible care of Luke and I. That’s because she’s an amazing wife, mother, and person. You better believe I’m sucking up here. Why? Because I love her. Without her, I’d be doing all the chores, laundry, changing diapers,…
This Is Why Superman Works Alone
Just after our wedding, minutes after Bex and I said I do, Uncle Mike came up to me shaking his head, looking so disappointed. “You had once chance to work ‘obey’ into the vows.” If only I had listened to him. Life would have been a lot easier if I had. Bex and I used to…