Dear Old Dads

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

Merry Dadsmas! Tales of Christmas triumphs and woes 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

This discussion went so long, it's a 2 parter! Lots of great discussion here, and of course we begin with several insane and hilarious stories including the obligatory Tom killing various lifeforms. 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

Tom's got a theory and it makes a lot of sense! 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

It's another QnA! Do we ever resent our kids? How much do we tell our kids about our own trauma? How did we name our kids? 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

Not to be confused with pure old fashioned incompetence. 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

Where does it come from? Is it always bad? Did Tom's dad 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

The dads talk turkey! Thanksgiving coups, board games, political intrigue, crap family, friendsgiving... and a very long bonus segment for patrons! 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

In a sorta follow up to the sexicode, we talk about the toxic dad mentally that you need to scare your daughter's prom date with a gun. Eli brought shirts and they're hilarious. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

Thomas, or more specifically Thomas's wife Lydia, had just about the worst day ever. It involves food allergies and also being creeped the hell out by murderers. Or not murderers. No idea. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

When a dad podcast and a topic love each other very much... 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

After answering what was definitely a patron question about hating talking on the phone, we go on to answer what was mega definitely a patron question about being worried about our kids being impoverished or us losing our jobs. Money talk! 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

In today's episode we talk about sports! No just kidding we do actually get to the friend zone and it's actually a pretty real conversation I feel slightly anxious about but that's probably a good sign. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

It's an extra sode! Here at Dear Old Dads, Spooktaculars are mandatory. EXTREME TRIGGER WARNING we discuss vegetarianism for like 3 minutes in the beginning but past that is some really excellent Spooktacular content. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

How should we deal with the fact that people who have caused us trauma clearly have issues of their own? What's the right balance of accountability, forgiveness, and willingness to cut people off? 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

Finally, we're getting to nice guys and the friend zone!!! wait no what happened DAMN IT 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

Folks, we set about to record an episode on Nice Guys. We never got to the topic. Instead, we record one of the funniest Dear Old Dads ever and offer it to you as an extra episode. Nice Guys is rescheduled to sometime in the future. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

Bad teacher stories, good teacher stories, COVID education stories, absolutely batshit Eli teacher stories. Also is homework a good idea? Should we just let our kids not do it? So many good questions. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

How do we protect our kids from the far too prevalent online Nazi influence? Is it more about monitoring their behavior or trying to raise them in a way such that they won't be vulnerable to right ring influence? How do these bad actors recruit people to their causes? 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

After a lot of highly relatable observational dad comedy about our kids and wives, we move onto Eli's baby medicine madness. Some stuff you can't give your baby at all, some you can't give until a certain age, and some has only recently been found to not do anything. From there we swap ER visit stories. 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads

Or should we immediately allow them to quit anything they want? It's an interesting question. Many of the things we now enjoy may have been things that were initially weird and anxiety inducing. But if we see our kids struggling, our impulse might be to rush to alleviate that. Also, SPORTS TALK! 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 Instagram: Dear Old Dads on Insta TikTok: @DearOldDads