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ADVENTURES WITH SEWAGE :(
HEY DADS! Spring, summer, winter, fall. All these seasons have their own watery activities to experience. With spring we get lots of...
Jason Weening
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SAY "NO" TO KIDS AT THE STORE
Does your family eat out at restaurants often? How about taking all the kids to the store? We don't do restaurants very often and I've...
Jason Weening
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MORE ODDLY MISPLACED CONSUMABLE ITEMS...
HEY DADS! Did you read my last blog about oatmeal in the sink, diapers in cups and glue in the computer? It was a list of things I...
Jason Weening
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HOW DID THIS DIAPER GET IN A CUP?
HEY DADS! Have you ever lost your tools? Have you ever lost your keys? Your wallet? Glasses? Okay, okay, one thing at a time here....
Jason Weening
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PROBABLY TIME FOR THE SNOW TIRES!
HEY DADS! Have you participated in this semi-annual ritual? Here in southern Ontario we have an annual tradition most of us participate...
Jason Weening
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STRANDED BY THE SEA (ALL 11 OF US)
Hey dads! Have you ever been stranded on a ferry and your van just won’t start? Ha ha! Didn’t think so. Well I have. Our family recently...
Jason Weening
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DAD-VICE: DON'T STEP ON SCREWS!
HEY DADS! What’s the worst part of building things with your kids? Keeping people on task? Helping with tiny details? Maybe impaling...
Jason Weening
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MY FAILURE. ROOKIE MOVE!
Have you failed at something lately? Maybe a sale didn’t go through or a project at work isn’t panning out as you had hoped. We had a...
Jason Weening
2 min read


PLANTS, MUD, WATER AND...KIDS
HEY DADS! Well it sure feels like spring is back! Are you doing any spring activities with your kids? We’re turning up soil, planting...
Jason Weening
2 min read


WHO DID YOU EAT DINNER WITH LAST NIGHT?
Who did you eat dinner with last night? Co-workers? The boys? Nobody, just alone as you sped out of the drive-thru? I scarfed down a...
Jason Weening
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...THEN I FELL OUT OF THE BOAT
What’s something you could do outside with your kids this spring? Have you ever taken them for a canoe ride out in a swamp? I have…and it...
Jason Weening
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I'M SORRY. MY DAD TAUGHT ME THIS.
What has your dad taught you? Maybe he taught you things intentionally. Maybe unintentionally. Some of you didn’t have a dad to teach you...
Jason Weening
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BE A QUITTER
Did your parents ever tell you not to quit? Not to quit a tough sports team or a difficult job? Mine did. But as dads, there are some...
Jason Weening
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WHAT’S YOUR “SNAP FACTOR?”
Huh? What’s that? I came up with it when I was thinking about what makes me get angry at my kids or my dear wife. I’m not a particularly...
Jason Weening
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5 WAYS TO GET YOUR KIDS TO LEAVE YOU ALONE
Do you ever feel like your kids won’t leave you alone? I sure do. We have nine or ten awesome kids so our house is always jumping and...
Jason Weening
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WHAT ROAD RULES?
HEY DADS! Have you spent any time driving around in a foreign country? The rules aren’t the same, are they? Have you driven on the wrong,...
Jason Weening
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DEEP-SEA DISASTER!
HEY DADS! What was your favourite vacation growing up? Did your family camp? Maybe you went to Walt Disney World or on a cruise? We did...
Jason Weening
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HOW TO NEGOTIATE IN SPANISH:
HEY DADS! Are you a hiker? Do you walk with your kids? We do a lot of walking with our family. It’s healthy. It’s interactive. It’s free....
Jason Weening
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LAWNMOWER WANNABE FARMER: ME
Hey Dads! Are you a farmer? Do you wish you were a farmer? I do. But, alas, I am not. I used to work in the agriculture industry...
Jason Weening
3 min read
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