Dear Old Dads

Today the dads continue the discussion of what media is appropriate for our kids. Rated R movies? Sexual content? Violence? Horror? Just pure crap that sucks? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

How much should we police or try to influence the stuff our kids watch? Terrible YouTube videos, video game streamers, awful tv shows... Should we seek to influence their tastes? Should we protect them from bad content? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

This is your dear old dads on drugs. How will you approach drugs and alcohol with your kids? Will you completely ban everything or will you be their dealer or something in between? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Which should you want? Which do we have? Does it change if you're a parent, a child, a cousin, a stranger, etc? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Birthday parties galore. Other parents. Other kids. Tacos. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom saw a Vine or VHS or something, whatever his technological abilities allow, about dividing labor in a relationship. So the dads take on the topic! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Should we make our kids be vegan/Christian/atheist/republican/democrat/etc? When is indoctrination a good thing and when is it too far? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

In case you haven't seen it, Jonah Hill's ex posted some texts showing HIll to be a manipulative and controlling partner. They're pretty horrible. The dads use it as an opportunity to talk about possessiveness in men and the sexism behind it. And before that, some good Hank news!!! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

After some INCREDIBLY TRIGGER WARNING WORTHY dental horror stories from Tom and Eli, we talk about taking kids to the dentist. Phoebe had an appointment go wrong. How should we handle this? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Today's episode is about secrets. Secrets with friends, with family, with your kids, with your partner. Should you keep them should you not? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Eli has a friend who has a kid who is prone to heavy emotional fits. The highs are high but the lows are low. Thomas has a friend who has a friend named Thomas who has a similar situation. What do we do? How do we not let them be the kid from the Twilight Zone? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

A listener asked us, what do you do when your partner has some... bad beliefs? What about when those beliefs affect the kids? Like your partner wants to give them fake medicine instead of medicine medicine... For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

We need a vacation from our vacation, am I right??? Well am I? That's the topic of the show so you're going to need to tell me. I'm sorry to speak so forwardly but you simply must pledge to hear the bonus stoy. It's another Tom classic. Not only that, it's TWO Tom classics in one. On a scale of 1 to Carwash Fightclub this is a Denny's parking lot brawl you do NOT want to miss! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

First up, some hilarious yard talk! But then Thomas has a long story which definitely eventually comes to a point. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Meow. Meow. Meowmeow. The dads have stories. Thomas's kids killed his cat. Tom's movers didn't move. Eli made a colossal sports mistake that Thomas will never stop laughing about. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

This episode was inspired by a TikTok actually. Are you the kind of person who people feel comfortable asking things? Giving feedback? What happens when you're not? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Hooooh boy this ought to be good! 3 bears? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

...and your name is Tom and you live at 123 Tom's Address Chicago, Illinois... No just kidding! But am I? Let's talk playing with your kids, especially the most boring, tedious, monotonous stuff. But before that, Thomas has some kid news. Oh also, the bonus for this one is very meaty and you really shouldn't miss it. Become a patron! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

This one ended up being a pretty distinct two-parter! First up, some Thomas news and discussion of processing when a baby is literally driving you insane. Also, some sleep training talk and various other things. THEN, we get to the topic of reading your partner's phone. Thomas and Eli's opinions are probably boring and not insane, but what about Tom? He could go either way on this one and Thomas and Eli have a lot riding on it. Tune in and find out! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

This one started off wanting to continue the "fight" discussion, around the topic of defending your kids or family members no matter if they are right or wrong. From there we branched out into siblings and sibling rivalry, and then somehow got to kids and swearing? And then Eli tells a magic show horror story. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS the bonus extra story. Another Tom instant classic. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Thomas recently got in a "fight" at the hockey rink. The dads discuss fighting, take an unexpected detour recounting the Sargon bull shit, and enjoy tales of Eli's catastrophic attempts at fighting people. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Let's talk about exes! Should you be friends with them? Should you not? It's a classic DOD 3 bears situation! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Arlo is obsessed with dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are obviously amazing but also the whole thing is bizarre. The dads discuss that, and other kid obsessions! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

It's a disturbing fact that so many men find it acceptable or even desirable to talk shit about their wives to other men. What's going on here? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom's son intentionally tanked his SAT, with his parents' full permission and endorsement. Eli and Thomas had an aneurism at this thought. Let's find out who is right and who is dead. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom had a near death experience with a football For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Remy has unlocked a new super power. Arlo gets new shoes. And also, the perfect ending to the soccer saga. Tom and Thomas still grew up poor and weren't on the... fuckin...diamond cutting team or whatever Eli had at his school. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

It's no secret that the three of us are all madly in love with our partners. How do we keep that flame alive? This one is about date nights and keeping things exciting! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Today's episode is about hydration... eventually. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

It may be a bit of a taboo among parents, but do we have a favorite kid? Should we feel bad about that? Should we tell that kid directly that they aren't our favorite like Tom's dad probably did? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom cursed himself last week by talking about how he and his family had avoided COVID because HOOO BOY does his entire family have COVID! We talk kids, doctors and health stuff, and also the challenges of parenting in a divorce situation. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

We're back! Ok I know it has already seemed like we're back, but this was actually the first episode recorded in March. We're catching up to real time. So it's a bit of a grab bag of things with a minor wrestling theme. Oh and a horrible Tom story, as always. It's so good to be back! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom gives us some pointers on how to win your typical carwash fight club. No just kidding. This one is about having fights/arguments/disagreements with your partner. Is it healthy? How much is healthy? Is it unhealthy to NOT fight? For extended episodes, bonus content, and for an AD FREE show, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Thomas has gone through a medical labyrinth that led him to an epiphany about his family. This one's pretty raw, especially the bonus story. Reminder, this was recorded in January. For extended episodes, bonus content, and for an AD FREE show, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads

Ok what the hell do we say when our kid asks what a church is For extended episodes, bonus content, and for an AD FREE show, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads

What if our kids totally suck but are completely blissfully happy? Would that be a success as a parent? For extended episodes, bonus content, and for an AD FREE show, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads

Tom reads his blog entry on being noticed and unnoticed. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom reads his blog entry on how to be a great gift giver. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom reads his blog entry on productivity and laziness. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom reads his blog entry on how to be likable. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Tom reads his blog entry on privilege. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Happy day after Valentine's Day! In celebration, here is Tom's blog on romantic love. Thank you all so much for allowing us a vacation month and we're excited to bring fresh Dad content in March! For Tom's full blog, go here! For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Hey folks, listen in for a little announcement on this month's shows! If you are trying to JUST support Thomas, head to patreon.com/seriouspod.

Who are they and what are they and did they suck. For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Or should we let them win. But then how will they ever learn? But seriously, what's the best way to teach our kids how to be able to lose things and not meltdown? Is it to always let them win? Crush them every single time? Or something in between? For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Are the dads sentimental? What are the heirlooms we were left, or that we plan on leaving? Also, boats. For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Smith child #3 came and the dudes gather to talk about Eli's cigar story! Oh and also the story of Scombert's birth. And Phoebe's... and Arlo's... For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

That's right, today's show is about... clothes. But it's a more interesting topic than you might think. For example, as dads, how do we feel about our daughters wearing sexualizing clothing too young? And for us, how do we not look like complete garbage? For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

First off, Eli has had a WEEK. And let's face it, it's always hilarious whenever Eli complains about anything. So that's the first half of the episode. Then it gets real real deep real real fast. How do we hold our friends accountable? And how do they hold us accountable? Or... do we not have any friends? For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook

Part 2! The conversation continues when Eli drops a hand grenade about personal responsibility. For extended episodes, bonus content, AND to be 1 week ahead of the normies, make sure to pledge on patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook