Celebrating Dads
This blog is dedicated to celebrating guys who choose to be a Really Cool Dad, while exposing the stereotypes and silliness from those who promote the outdated notion of fatherhood, the Neanderthal Dad. I want to know what you think. Share your thoughts and comments with me.Dad
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- Father’s Day Twitter Chat, #MomsOfBoysChat
- One step forward.
- What’s your family worth?
- 8 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a Dad.
- A moment or more of silence.
- Plays well with others.
- Parenting Wisdom for Lance Armstrong
- No do-over.
- How can you be so poor with so much money?
- Adventures of a Really Cool Cook
- Are you a Really Cool Dad?
- Evil doesn’t always wear a big, black hat.
- Let’s keep this a secret.
- The future of Dad’vertising.
- Let’s redefine “all” for each of us.
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Moments worth Tweeting
- Great thing that a mom wished more dads understood. > MT @ModernDayMomme: ...manly affection towards UR son will not make him "soft". 1 day ago
- A4 My grandfather and his buddies taught me to play poker. I was 6 and learned a lot about life that afternoon. #nostalgiachat 2 days ago
- @marysrockman Thanks for sharing. 2 days ago
- @manupthebook Awesome; that comment just made this day even better. Thanks for sharing the tweet with your followers. 2 days ago
- Happy Father's Day to all the cool dads. Sharing my Manifesto for modern fatherhood. #FathersDay reallycooldad.com/manifesto/ 2 days ago
Category Archives: Marketing
The future of Dad’vertising.
It’s no secret that positive dad examples in advertising are still few and far between. There are plenty of daddy-bloggers squawking in the blogosphere about Huggies, Oscar Mayer, Philips Norelco and any number of consumer product companies who have stumbled … Continue reading
It’s okay to celebrate moms with P&G
P&G’s latest ad has insulted some dads. As part of their 2012 Olympic campaign, the global marketer has a tear-inducing ad that watches as a baby girl grows into an Olympic athlete, and recognizes mom for all her support. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current News, Marketing
Tagged Advertising, marketing, Mom, Shopping, sports, stereotypes
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Cool dads can sell.
A commercial from Huggies™ got a pretty severe lashing from a number of men’s groups recently. I didn’t see the ad, but apparently they ran a campaign insinuating that dads were clumsy or rough with diapers. You can read about … Continue reading
Posted in Cool dad in action, Current News, Marketing
Tagged Advertising, culture, Families, marketing
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Oh boy! New LEGO.
Well, there certainly is a lot of fuss over LEGO for girls. I’ll start with a full disclosure. I am a LEGO fan. I still build with it, and get excited when I get it for a gift. I take … Continue reading
