I am your father podcast

The Boy is always teaching me something new.

The Boy is a few weeks into his kinder year and it turns out he’s a beast and we we were kind of worried for no reason.

He's this five-year-old person who is starting to really show his personality. But it's the little things that make me laugh.

I started this show with a general idea of what I wanted to say. Then I had an epiphany.

I realized the other day that my son is getting old enough to pay attention to sports. Too bad we live in Arizona.

This is what being a dad means to me.

Welcome to my podcast. This a little about who I am. Please let me know what you think.

My dad wasn't around much. This is how that was a good thing.

It's time for me to apologize to my teachers and thank those working with my son.

Families such as mine need to think twice before taking vouchers.

I realized after the fact that I never been more afraid in life than when my son was choking.

What is the thing parents lie to themselves the most about?

This is about how one moment in life lets you see things differently.

What I have learned from my Autistic son and other Autistic people that I can pass on to parents.

The father who shamed his son during an NBA game has tons to teach us.

Sesame Street introducing a new character as autistic helped children like my son gain acceptance.

With two dogs and two cats running around the house, things can get pretty nutty. But what can that petting zoo teach our son?

I had to accept the fact that I became that which I most hated.....a parent who did all these things.

You ever realize how much easier it is to be father?

This isn't a poltical rant. Just an observation that my son is reach that age where it matters who the president is.

The internet is filled with judges and juries who can't help going after parents. So, let's stop that.

I'm trying to understand the whole Santa thing.

My son's first four years of life have just been a blur. Why do our kids grow so quickly and what can we do to slow things down?

I started thinking about my son's mixed heritage and decided I had to wrap my brain around my own race and background before talking The Boy about where he comes from.

I take a moment to talk how why I think stories go viral when an autistic child is involved.

I just can't look at my son in the face and bring myself to hit him.

Have you started blocking or unfollowing people on social media yet because of their political leanings?

I've been playing Pokemon Go pretty much non-stop for the past couple of weeks. But I'm not sure what's what adults are supposed to be doing.

One of the biggest things we can do for our children is to help them understand the world around them. This usually means talking to them about the news and events of the day. We can't be afraid to have those conversations with our children.

A new study on how happy parents are got me thinking about the idea of being a happy parent. Turns out I'm more scared than anything else.

I came into fatherhood with no idea of what the hell I'm doing.

This week's topic asks parents how comfortable we are going through our children's stuff, specifically texts and emails. I'll probably be going through all of that, once we discuss things with the boy.

Facebook released a new live streaming tool that shows who is going love across the globe. Parents really need to understand how this could be a problem if your kid is on Facebook. Also, big shout out to Alfred over at E-stab records for making that smooth beat you hear in this show.

Being a journalist and a parent can often times be an exercise in compartmentalizing my life. This week's podcast is the parent side and the journalist side talking about how children going viral is both newsy and a concern.

I was asked to do a podcast talking about the three big childhood events that I believe had a real impact on my life. So here it is. I was forced to attend AA meetings in high school. I was a youth pastor as a kid. I put a gun to my father's head. The show is about 30 minutes long so please be patient. Thanks for listening.

We turned heavily to texting when our son and our dog got sick. The texting made things much easier to stay updated.

My son has always loved technology but we were worried he was doing too much with it. Then we realized that his development was being helped along greatly by the tech around him.

This podcast is entirely about autism acceptance, since April is autism acceptance month. So I chose to let somebody who is autistic take over this week for a quick podcast. Please listen as he talks about what autism means to him.

My 3-year-old son is autistic so this is something I care very much about.

I started to consider how much my son has changed over his first three years of life and got pretty excited about the person he would eventually become. Until then, I'm really enjoying spending time with the current form of my son.

I've been a journalist for more than 15 years. But the past three years as a parent have really changed how I process the news we often have to cover.