“Shut the hell up,” she said. My eyes widened and cheeks flushed as I became aware of my awkward hum. I felt the eyes in the room focus on me. Never one to sing in front of others, I glanced at the grinning doctor and nurse on the other side of the bed. I wanted to crawl into a dark hole. This story was submitted by a Fatherly reader. Opinions expressed in the story do not reflect the opinions of Fatherly as a publication....
RELATED: 9 Best Fitness Gadgets for Dads All activity trackers do pretty much one important thing ⏤ register movement and show increased caloric burn. Most, however, do a lot more than that. They monitor sleep, track your heart rate, map running routes, sync to gym equipment, and in some cases, even download topographical maps so you don’t get lost hiking. But which ones do it best? Cost the least? Are designed with serious athletes in mind?...
Geleeo Stroller Cooling Pad If your local climate (or your kid’s hyperactive metabolism) mean that the stroller is basically a hot box all summer, step up to this stroller pad that’s filled with a hydrogel designed to dissipate body heat without needing to be chilled. It’s such a simple, effective way to keep cool that there’s only one flaw: it doesn’t come in an adult size for your beach chair. Buy Now $50...
Sago Mini Jinja’s House Playset So colorful and cute, this kids playset looks like it could be the scale model of a Wes Anderson set. Folded out, Jinja’s House reveals full rooms to explore, including a bunk bed reached by a ladder and a tongue-like backyard slide. It comes with two characters and an array of plastic toys useful for tea parties and fake conversation. When playtime is over, the set folds into a carrying case complete with a handle....
Like a bike or library card, the best watch provides kids with both a sense of independence and responsibility.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a smartwatch should be treated as any other smart device. Meaning, parents should set time limits for kids whether they’re on a tablet, or taking selfies with their watch. When your child is ready, we’ve got options. From the smartest kids’ smartwatches to the most basic timepieces, our favorites come in all shapes, sizes, and prices....
In the genuinely funny sketch, “New Normal” (which you can watch above), Burr and Kate McKinnon played a couple who had been quarantined just with each other for six months and were having a socially distanced glass of wine with their neighbors for the first time in a long time. The sketch finds Burr and McKinnon coining phrases like “Noon Normal” instead of “New Normal,” and breaking wine glasses in fits of unhinged rage....
Not exactly. I get nine hours of sleep when I take that bus. And that interruption in the middle is totally fine. I’m engaging in what scientists call biphasic sleep. It’s oddly refreshing. Scientists and historians suspect that early humans seldom slept in single blocks of eight hours, as virtually all of us do now (and, admittedly, as the National Sleep Foundation recommends). Until the 19th century, historian Roger Ekirch writes, most people practiced biphasic sleep....
The couple, who co-parent three boys and three girls all under the age 16, divorced in 2016 over “irreconcilable differences” neither have been particularly forthcoming about. That said, at the time of the divorce filing Pitt became the subject of a Child Services investigation after an undisclosed incident related to his behavior on a private plane which was carrying his children and was likely grounds for Jolie gaining full custody....
The diplomatic snafu seems to supply further proof that the Trump administration and the State Department are deeply committed to an “America First” policy. The incident makes it clear that putting America first necessitates putting the majority of the world’s children second. That the Trump administration would seek to protect American business interests above the health interests of the world’s children shouldn’t be particularly shocking to anyone. No one within the Trump administration is being hypocritical on this — except in being disingenuous about motives....
Assembly Bill 2826 was co-authored by State Assembly members Evan Low, who chairs California’s Legislative LGBT Caucus, and Cristina Garcia, who chairs the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. Low tweeted “let kids be kids” in reference to the bill, which if passed would go into effect on January 1, 2024. “Rather than having a separate boys or girls section, let’s just have a kids section,” Low told KPIX-TV. “And that’s what the conversation is about....
Part of Billabong’s Adventure Division offerings, the collaboration celebrates Burkard’s penchant for capturing outdoor landscapes. The partnership offers up gear in three capsules of camo patterns, each based off nature photos snapped by Burkard himself in places like Iceland and Greenland. Lusting for travel yet? Us too, but this new run of gear is the next-best thing. It’s a neat way to approach outdoor gear, and it works quite well given that Billabong equips you to hit the surf and then venture inland....
The celebrity mom of two took to her Twitter to share her honest opinion and ranking of Girl Scout cookies since it’s the time of year where they’re being sold. Sharing a photo with each of the cookie types, she says she “did the ranking you’re all too scared to do.” And she didn’t hold back on her feelings at all. The ranking came with a green smiley, yellow meh face, and a red frown, and under, she placed each type of Girl Scout cookie based on her feelings....
There are watches that track your heart rate. Watches that adjust your workouts based on altitude. Watches that are entirely solar-powered. But this watch? It’s badass because it has one single standout feature: It pays tribute to the Death Star. The most iconic of battleships is shown as a green luminous design along the dial and glows in the dark. The steel case is black ion. The dial has edge-to-edge crystal....
Cloth Diapers: Not A Crappy Investment The high initial cost will cause most people shy away from wrapping their baby’s nethers in luxurious, absorbent cloth. That’s because when you buy into cloth diapers, you have to buy into an entire system. These systems include shells, absorbent inserts, and various accessories to keep you out of the crap. The fact that a single shell can cost upwards of $30 might make you guffaw....
After some brief small talk, he turned to go and I noticed he looked thinner. Halfway down the stoop, I called after him. “Dang, dude, you’re getting skinny.” RELATED: Where Is the App That’ll Help Me Make Dad Friends? “Get the fuck out,” he said, grinning, as he walked away. “See you later, Skinny!’ I replied. If I were to clock the frequency of how often I compliment my friends for weight loss, or a good golf-swing, or for just being a good dad, it would probably work out to once every other week....
One Saturday morning about a year ago, I woke up to the sound of my younger daughter begging me to play Frisbee. She’s 10. “Pleeeeeeease, can we go? I’m so bored! It’s like noon, why are you still in bed?” She had already gotten her older sister to agree to go, and now she was trying to get me. “Dad, did you sleep in your shoes?” READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to Weed I tried to open my eyes, but the universe felt too small for my head....
And while the problem has led members of Congress to propose legislation, tech startups to invent hot-car alarms, and automakers to build in dashboard alerts, car-seat manufacturers have been slow to add warning sensors to their products. Until this year, Evenflo was the only company to do so, having rolled out its SensorSafe chest clip in 2015. Now, UK-based CYBEX joins the club with its new Sirona M convertible car seat....
Kelsey has since shared her text exchange with her mom on Twitter, along with the selfie in question. “Dad said the pics r lovely, nice durex bottle,” her mother replied, in reference to the bottle of Saucy Strawberry flavored (yikes) lubricant on the table. Kelsey tried to play it off all cool at first, insisting that it was her boyfriend Elliot’s “knee cream”, but her eagle-eyed father zoomed in on the picture to get confirmation....
Still, the biggest question the signs elicit should be why they still exist. Decades of studies suggest drivers have no clue how to react to these signs and there’s no evidence that they affect driver behavior in a useful way or reduce the number of pedestrian deaths. “Children At Play” signs may be, in short, the best example of family-friendly, suburban security theater this side of a subdivision rent-a-cop. “Psychologists have told us this for years: Signs generally don’t affect any sort of behavioral change,” Seth LaJeunesse, research associate at Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, tells Fatherly....
And by massive, we mean massive: There are more than 142 games to choose from, including strategy, card/dice, social/party, cop-op/role-playing, and family night, with selections running the gamut from Cranium to Sorry to good old Stratego. To help you make your tough decision, here are some games you should think about getting during this big sale. Strategy: Ticket to Ride Europe Assuming the kids are tired of building trains from Sante Fe to Seattle or Montreal to Miami, this version of the strategy game Ticket to Ride asks players to craft a fun train trip through the cities of turn-of-the-century Europe....
