CT Dads

CT Dads are soaring back from The National At-Home Dad Network’s 27th annual HomeDadCon with renewed vigor for sponsoring a monthly(ish) CT Dads Dinner for stay-at-home dads and primary caregivers. Our small (but mighty) presence at the Milwaukee convention included a member benefiting from the generosity of the Brian Dickson Scholarship, a breakout speaker presenting…

Full-size leaves in the pool’s skimmer basket are a sure sign that summer’s drawing to a close. There were a lot of them after this week’s storms. Whether you’re dragging yourself across the back-to-school finish line or building up steam to conquer fall, join us for an evening of camaraderie and friendship with a cookout…

As the two toddler-sized pairs of underwear soaking in my laundry-room attest, “it happens.” Unpleasant things suddenly happen. One needn’t be an expert on the human condition to know that even as Vermont slides away into the Connecticut river, right now there’s a dad somewhere balancing his hackey sack on his head to make his…

Shown a bathroom-door handle without a lock, my wife told the contractor, “That won’t work. My husband hides from the kids in the bathroom.” She gets it. Stay-at-home dads need a place to get away. That’s why our next CT Dads dinner breaks our Middletown-restaurant tradition to take place at my entertaining-friendly though slightly-less-centralized home…

After April’s showers bring May flowers, the world’s abuzz with busy little bees. Parents strive to keep our little bees buzzing in the right direction, though it can feel impossible when dandelions are popping up everywhere you look. Still, buzz we do, through playgrounds, sports, activities, first communions, or whatever life throws at us in…

Stay-at-home dads strive to provide positive and enriching experiences for our kids. We know where all the local kids’ museums and libraries are and jump at opportunities for our kids to learn and grow outside. Springtime is full of such opportunities. So many, in fact, that it can get overwhelming. After a long, exhausting winter…

CT Dads proudly offers camaraderie and conversation to any stay-at-home dad or male primary caregiver in Connecticut with our next social drop-in scheduled for Sunday, March 19th at 6 PM in a Middletown restaurant yet to be chosen (info below on signing up). These monthly meetings started six months ago after two stay-at-home dads returned…