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Keeping the freezer full

December 6, 2010 By PJ Mullen Leave a Comment

With two kids to look after during the day I’ve found it more difficult to cook meals from start to finish each night

Filed Under: Digital Dads, Featured, Food Tagged With: C.C. Chapman, Cooking, Digital Dads, Family, fathers, Home, Parenting, Television

Easing the at-home to workforce transition

October 14, 2010 By PJ Mullen 2 Comments

Jumping back into the workforce can be a challenge for a stay-at-home dad. A few tips on best using your time to stay current.

Filed Under: Man of the House Tagged With: Family, fathers, Flickr, Home, Parenting, Stay at Home Fathers, Stay-at-home dad, Staying at Home

Life as a status symbol?

August 13, 2010 By PJ Mullen 36 Comments

Towards the end of April I was contacted by a writer who was going to be doing an article on stay at home dads for Marie Claire magazine. Since I’m interested in doing whatever I can to paint stay at home dads in a positive light, I accepted the interview request.

Filed Under: Captain's Chair, Fatherhood Friday, Greatest Hits Tagged With: Family, fathers, Home, Marie Claire, Michael Corleone, Parenting, Status symbol, Stay-at-home dad

Top 10 (Mostly) Completely Honest Things About Me

October 19, 2009 By PJ Mullen 40 Comments

Last Thursday I was tagged by Liz over at This Full House, a new blogger friend who I had the pleasure of meeting at the event that shall not be named. The challenge was to reveal my deepest, darkest secrets. This is the first time I’ve been tagged in something like this, and while my [...]

Filed Under: Top Tens Tagged With: Family, fathers, Google, Home, Parenting, Single malt Scotch, Stay at Home Fathers, Stay-at-home dad

There isn’t always a solution

October 16, 2009 By PJ Mullen 19 Comments

As men we are programmed to be problem solvers. Most of the time if you come to a guy with a problem, the first ideas that pop into our heads are ways to solve it for you. About two and a half years ago I found myself in a position where there was no solution [...]

Filed Under: Fatherhood Friday, Greatest Hits Tagged With: Family, fathers, Home, Parenting, Pregnancy, Stay-at-home dad, Ultrasound

Midnight Feedings #6: Pink Diaper Bag Edition

June 1, 2009 By PJ Mullen 8 Comments

Image via Wikipedia It’s a new week (and a new month), so its time to show some more blog love. I hope you all had a nice weekend. Tired of carrying around that pink diaper bag? Need something for the diaper toting Dad in your life? Check this out: The Dad Gear Father’s Day Giveaway [...]

Filed Under: Midnight Feedings Tagged With: Blogs.com, Crossroads, Diaper, Diaper bag, Family, Father, fathers, Home, Kids and Teens, Parent, Parenting, Stay at Home Fathers

Look at me, I’m a celebrity!

May 14, 2009 By PJ Mullen 5 Comments

Recently I was asked to participate in a Dad Q&A interview over at the ItsDADSimple blog. Jake, the guy running the show over there, is a dad to be and is working hard to prepare for the birth of their child. He’s got some good stuff over there, especially the updates on the crib he [...]

Filed Under: Everything Else Tagged With: Cribs, Family, fathers, Home, Parenting, Weblogs

More Bits of Randomness

April 14, 2009 By PJ Mullen 9 Comments

Just some things banging around in my head that don’t merit a post of their own: First Steps: As I was writing this my little man took his first two unassisted steps and just the day before his first birthday. That was totally awesome! The unfortunate thing is my Flip was connected to my laptop downloading [...]

Filed Under: Random Thoughts Tagged With: Dad Bloggers, dad blogs, daddy bloggers, Family, fathers, first tooth, Fisker, Home, Neuton, Parenting, Prius, Stay at Home Fathers, Stay-at-home dad, Teething, Tesla, Weblogs

Don’t fathers matter?: Playing to the stereotypes

April 10, 2009 By PJ Mullen 9 Comments

Image via Wikipedia This is the fourth, and final, installment of my “don’t fathers matter” series. These posts have followed my wave of emotions as I’ve contemplated this issue and I believe the answer to this question lies within each and every one of us. Thanks for all of your comments on the previous installments [...]