Dad Needs a Beer

Confessions, observations and occasionally humorous meanderings of a work-at-home dad just trying to make it through the day without stepping on a Lego

[Abby Heugel @AbbyHasIssues]

I've never wanted to know the answer to anything bad enough to ask a question at the end of a meeting that's running 15 minutes over time.

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

Not at all surprised to see the Waffle House juke box in Tifton, GA plays both kinds of music -- country and western

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

I may have made a few bad decisions in life, but at least I’ve never bought a pair of Crocs

[Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal]

"Wow, Santa's almost as bad at wrapping presents as you are, daddy!" - my 6 year old daughter

[I Hide From My Kids @IHideFromMyKids]

Thank you for teaching your kids to sit nicely in restaurants so I can point out to my kids how nicely other people’s kids can sit in restaurants.

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

I’m in the market for an Elf on the Shelf that bounces around at night cleaning the house, wrapping presents and restocking my beer fridge.
Shark Tank, anyone?

[Abby Heugel @AbbyHasIssues]

What I was warned about as a kid:
*Strangers in vans
*Gum taking seven years to digest
*Quicksand

What I wasn't warned about as a kid:
*Arguing with a computer that I’m not a robot
*Being sad when my favorite spatula breaks
*Meeting a “pickleball influencer”

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

"The fact that Fred Flintsone ate brontosaurus burgers seems less charming when you realize Dino was also a brontosaurus." -- Dana Gould

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

Karaoke in an otherwise enjoyable bar may just be one of the worst five ideas in history. I'll leave it up to you to choose the other four.

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

On occasion, it's perfectly acceptable to laugh at someone else's issues in life.

[Dad Needs a Beer @DadNeedsABeer]

After visiting Boston, I realize they have a deep hatred for Leonardo Decaprio. The reason? His Boston accent "wasn't authentic enough" or was "wicked awful" in the movie The Departed. Meanwhile, they love Mark Wahlberg like Larry Bird.