The Reality of Parenthood
The first few months of being a dad weren’t quite as odd as I’d imagined. Of course, nothing can truly prepare you for the reality of parenthood. A lifetime worth of television, movies and literature depicting the endless sleepless nights and ear splitting screams are no less a primer than the endless procession of people [...]
Grammy – A Big Giant Bag of Happily Crazy
Idon’t want to dip too far into hyperbole here, so I’ll say my mom is the 47th most annoying person to ever live. She’s not mean or evil or anything. In fact, my old lady is about as nice as they come. But that and two dollars will get me a single cup of Venti [...]
Welcoming Mia into Our World
Being pregnant with my first child was one of the best periods of my life. Yes, I am and always have been a dude, but with both of our children, Cindy and I were unabashedly pregnant together. She stopped drinking and started eating for two. So did I. I even quit caffeine, which for me [...]
You’re Pregnant!
“You’re pregnant!” “No, I’m not.” Though I was only 10% sure when I first started to chastise Cindy, I was 100% right in the end. Pink lines tell no lies, at least when they materialize in the middle of white boxes. I had been adamant that she was pregnant, but more for grins and giggles [...]
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!
You’ll shoot your eye out kid! For most kids my age, that line is immediately followed by a flash or two from a distinct series of images. Perhaps a fishnet stocking covered leg lamp fashioned from plastic, a tongue frozen to a light post, or the main character sitting on a stool, bar of soap [...]
DAD!
DAD! was the title of one of my favorite posts from last year. Judging by traffic and emails, it was one of yours as well. If I were to make a list of my ten favorite tales ever told on Writer Dad, I imagine that list would be filled with stories of a similar stripe. [...]
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Hi, I'm Sean Platt - author, father, and Creative Director at Rev Media Marketing. Writer Dad is my life as it unfolds. This chapter of my journey began two years back when I took a chance on myself by closing a successful business to pursue my dream of writing for a living. It was the craziest, riskiest and most wonderful thing I've ever done. Well, except for becoming a dad.
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