Birthday parties.  We have all been through them, from the cute 1st year party that means adult drinks and hovering over a cake smashing kid (fun) to the house full of other peoples kids and the nefarious goodie bags.  As …

Show 54: Birthday parties, memory maker or chance to show off? Read more »

You know them.  They hover like the Seal Team 6,  swooping in for the swift run, shoving their progeny out of way and go in guns blazing to rectify whatever issue tweaks them.  They must protect the poor fragile children, who …

Show 52: Helicopter Parents, how to not get caught in the rotor wash Read more »

There comes a time when your wee offspring are too old for a babysitter.  You as parents agonize over leaving the kids unattended, even for a 30 minute trip to the store or for takeout.  You take the risk, it …

Show 51: Leave ’em alone. When adults flee! Read more »

Erin may be the second of Jon’s kids, but she is the first (and only) girl, so how fitting is it that she would be the first of the Beer Dad kids to come join us on the show. Erin …

Show 45: The First Second Kid. Erin joins us. Read more »

Meet the Pilots.  Our better halves.  The beautiful ladies who did not run out of the wedding ceremony screaming.  The women who serve as our concience, our partners, and our loves.  Stephanie, Celeste, and Susan come for a 2 part …

Show 42: The Pilots Part 1. Meet the women who keep us straight. Read more »

Abbie Gale of the blog All That Makes You joins us this week for our 40th show!  Abbie is a writer, story weaver,  and blogger who lives life out loud. She graciously joined Tim, Jon, and Paul to talk this week …

Show 40: Be Careful What You Wish For, with Abbie Gale! Read more »

We all get to that point.  No amount of punishment, threats or actual, gets through to our progeny.  They continue on a path that we may not agree with, whether it is not performing well in school, or not following …

Show 39: Leverage, What to use when all the discipline runs out? Read more »

This week our intrepid trio discuss the myriad ways in which we do the holiday dance, to make sure every relative gets their fair share of the kids, cousins, in-laws and outlaws.  We all have multiple family members spread out …

Show 37: Home For The Holidays. Holidaze? The Family Hustle? Read more »

This week is round two with Bo Gray IV, financial guy, photographer, and man about town!  Bo’s passion for people and nature is revealed in his photography, which he discusses with Tim, Jon, and Paul.  Bo has a knack for …

Show 36: Humans of Winston Salem, with Bo Gray IV Read more »

These kids!  Where is the get up and go!  Why does my lazy sack of bones spawn not want to be the kid I envision her/him being?  There is no motivation to get out and do anything. Are these statements …

Show 31: Deadbeat and Aimless – Motivation in the Millennial Mind Read more »