ChaseRoper

As a dad who also has his own dad podcast, the competitive voice in me says, "Yes, End it!" But really, I love this show and need the conversations to continue because they keep me sharp and on my toes as a father. Having Jeff's "book smart" point of view toward parenting is fresh for me (and sometimes amusing) and I don't necessarily think there HAS to be a second dad everytime. If the consensus is that this show needs another person to help book guests and continue going, I will volunteer happily to help book guests. I'm sure I could do it just fine from here in rainy Olympia, WA.

I feel fairly certain that this show has run its course. I'd love a second season but I'll bet the cost benefit to the network isn't worth it.

Super Mario surfs the internet with his King Koopa Web Bowser.

Those stories scare and chill me to my core. I decided long ago that the best thing to do is talk to your children about the dangers without the gruesome details (depending on their age) Most importantly, as a parent, you HAVE to assume that everybody wants to abduct and/or molest your children. And then plan accordingly. Don't let them be in situations where an individual can have that opportunity. This means relatives and good friends! Don't let anyone else know you are this paranoid but keeping that in mind will prevent you from letting your 8yo run off to use the bathroom at a Chuck E Cheese on their own where a predator could be hanging out in a stall. Ugh.

Can we have a place to vent frustrations here? Something like the opposite of the Gratitude List but only one thing once in a while? We're moving in 4 days and I still have packing to do. I'm the only one packing and I still have ALL the kids with me ALL day. I've asked family for help in any way and when any of the few capable people in my circle aren't interested or available to help, they just don't ever respond. This is infuriating. The kids are whining, they constantly are asking for food and I have a couple hours left in the day before it hits 1,000 degrees out. I'm trying to juggle too many things and I'm losing my mind. Love, Chase

Speed round! I love that Amy agrees with Occams Razor and then in the last question, gives the most opposite example of Occams Razor as her answer. Scott nailed her!

After Riki and Kulap sharing SO MUCH about their little amounts of various body hairs, I feel like it's only fair of me to post here that I have regular non-repulsive amount of hair on my body. Also, I'm going to have to watch Hell Baby someday and my wife will be in the room and when Riki's shower scene comes on, I'm going to have to be all like, "What? Whoah! Didn't expect that. At. All."

LDSALW still not a time bobby.

Dking27: You go running at 5AM!? I started eating healthy and running every other day a few months ago. I'm down from 250lbs to 220lbs so far. My goal is 200. I've also notice my energy level and overall motivation to accomplish things has gone up. Also, I miss Ben&Jerry's.

so far, no.

RECORD BREAKING FORUM COMMENT.

This episode made me confront the fear I feel inside when I think about death and what it would be like for family if I wasn't hear. I hate that feeling. Just this massive gaping dread like a sinking pit in my chest. Ugh. I loved the episode though. Jeff, you're tip at the end was great and David's notion about why we give in to vices is great. It is definitely true that if we say yes to our kids all the time and give all of our time away, we will as harbor resentment as dads. I've been there for sure. I always say yes and it recently led to us getting a puppy. It's a cute little fuzzball of a dog but I really wanted to say no because I'm the one at home who will be the sole person taking care of it. It was my "last straw." Now I resent and hate that fuzzy little shit dog more than anything in the world.

TODAY. 1. I'm grateful for my own Dad. 2. I'm grateful for the many opportunities my kids give me to test my problem solving skills. 3. I'm grateful for school starting again. 4. I'm grateful for my new house. 5. I'm grateful for the 7 coffee stands located just 5 minutes from this house.

Bonus: I'm grateful for the edit button that lets me remove dumb duplicate posts.

Moving day. Today I am grateful for: 1) Friends with big trucks. 2) my sister in law who agreed to watch my 4 kids while I make trips. 3) The fact that each of my kids have their own bedroom. 4) Living 5 minutes away from everything going on in Olympia. 5) my French press!

List for today! 1. I'm grateful that Jeff Ulrich takes the time to do these gratitude lists. 2. I'm grateful for pay checks being a bit larger than anticipated. 3. I'm grateful for moving to a bigger house in 4 days. (will have my own office space!) 4. Grateful that my kids are healthy. 5. Grateful for Hazelnut Creamer.

I can't wait for this first episode. My kids wake me up promptly at 5:30 am each day. This will be the first podcast I listen to tomorrow. It feels like Christmas Eve.

As I type this, my 3 youngest kiddos are hovering around me - FIGHTING with each other over the fact that one of them won't share all of his new bday things with them. . . I feel like most of day is spent trying to remember what I was just saying. I can relate with Dave on the dividing up time with kids situation. For me, since I'm a stay at home dad and with them all always - whenever I leave to run an errand when my wife is home the kids take turns coming with me one at a time. And Jeff, I always feel guilty when I do something without my kids. I'm at home everyday with them and definitely deserve some time away once in a while. Whenever I take that time (maybe once every 3 months or so) I feel awful about it and always try to justify staying home anyways. Sometimes I think I have Stockholm Syndrome when it comes to my house and kids.

I have a Wednesday list here. Too soon to make the call on today! 1. Family and friends who took the time out of their day to celebrate my son's birthday. 2. Air conditioning! 3.The 7 hours I spend PLAYING WITH MY KIDS. 4. Social Networking. Seriously, I was able to send and recieve instant pics and birthday messages to and from my son yesterday with family who live too far away. That really was awesome. 5. Iced Coffee. Coffee will almost always make list.

Wow, THANKS Eric!

This morning I am so so so grateful for coffee. Seriously you guys, where would dads be without this? Also grateful that my wife has a job she loves that pays for the roof over our heads.

Barry, one of my boys has autism and he has a pretty set palate when it comes to eating anything. I just started making his favorites by scratch so I could make them as healthy for him as possible. There's a great recipe I saw for chicken nuggets that gets them pretty close to the frozen kind. Anyways, its ok to make those things for her as long as she's eating and healthy. I tried the book "Deceptively Delicious" for a while. Neat tricks on sneaking veggies into your kids' food. Some of it was good.

Why is this so hard to do!? 1. I am grateful for my wife who works her ass off at something she loves to do while supporting me doing something I love to do (and which mostly pays nothing.) 2. I am grateful for the swimming pool we heading out to in a few minutes. Seeing my kids enjoy their summer makes me happy. 3. I am grateful for being creative. 4. I am grateful for Earwolf. Comedy (and podcasts especially) is so therapeutic to me. When life seems insurmountable, comedy has always been there to pull me out. Earwolf gives this to me almost everyday for free. It is truly a gift. 5. I am grateful for my Citalopram.

This was a fun episode for sure. Let me just speak as an assumed parenting expert and say that you absolutely wish you could trust everyone in your family circle to have your child's best interests in mind only. In reality, no matter what or who the situation may be, I always say that as a parent, you have to assume that everybody wants to molest your kids and should plan accordingly. Also, no male person will ever have access to my kids without myself or my wife in close proximity. I trust my sister-in-laws (sisters in law?) explicit but their boyfriends, my friends, my own dad, etc? NOPE. Honestly, I'm pretty sure that given the opportunity, all of you are just dying to molest my kids.

This isn't so bad. My kids have some knock knock jokes they've made up that made me fake chuckle at first but then 2 more hours of listening make me want to kill myself.