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Another TV show if you're interested... Here's the announcement:

Leopard Films USA is currently looking for male-run daycares, stay-at-home dad networks, and "Daddy and Me" playgroups to profile and feature in a new day-in-the-life documentary series for a top cable company. For this family-friendly TV show, we are looking for dads who are willing to share their day to day experiences as a stay-at-home father, or as a dad who actively runs a daycare/playgroup. If you or your organization is interested, please contact Elyse Wilson at elyse.wilson@leopardfilms.com

Update 11/20/20008...Here's some additional description I got from them (this also matches with Mike Stilwell's comments below). This sounds encouraging and worth supporting:

This is 100% an observational documentary series that follows the group and tells the story from their perspective. What would be exciting is the compelling narratives told from the fathers themselves, for a new perspective into what it's really like for a father to take on the role that has been "traditionally" left for the mom. This show would look to break down these stereotypes in a way that hasn't been shown on television yet. Along the lines of Jon and Kate plus 8 and Little People, Big World - this show would not look to make fun of or embarrass people that are regular, everyday people but who can be in a sometimes different situation than the majority.

If you participate or find out more, please post a comment here.

guys, go to http://www.break.com/index/stay-home-dad-rap.html and see a funny video about being a stay at home dad. it's a funny parody about a gangsta rapper that's a stay at home dad.

Our cat became sick over the weekend. We woke up Sunday morning to him howling. We took him in to the Vet and he had a urinary blockage (crystals in urine and I guess common in cats). It was either put him down or pay $1500 to treat him, with no guarentees of success. Also, this has a high reoccurance. With much guilt we had him put down.

This was seriously one of the greatest cats ever. Others would say the same. He was very social and loved being around the kids, and they loved him. They could pet him, lay on him, and he just loved the attention.

Hey guys!

The registration for the convention is (finally) open.

The organizers of the At-Home Dads Convention are offering sponsorship opportunities. This is a great way to get your company in front of a great group of involved dads.

Your sponsorship will help promote your business in a positive way. It...

Did you guys see the article on SAHDs in yesterday's copy of the "USA Today"?
It was on page 11A (first section!), and took up nearly half a page-
Pretty interesting stuff...
Apparently, there are only about 150,000 'pure' SAHDs in the country, but dads (either working from home, or working outisde of the home) are the primary caregivers now in about 20% of all families with young kids & moms who also work...

Hey Dads,

My 13 month old has not gained any weight since her 1 year check-up. She is stuck at 19.5 lbs (9th %tile for her height) and it seems it has been that way for a while. We have been weighing her on the bathroom scale for about 2 months now and she is always at 19.5 lbs. She is growing taller, but not heavier.

Dear At-home-dad users,

I hope everyone is doing great! I am recruiting participants for a new study on stay-at-home fathers and wanted to ask for your help! Basically, this study has 3 primary goals.
1) Evaluating the relationship between different reasons for becoming a stay-at-home father and adjustment.
2) Assessing plans and perceptions toward re-entering the workforce
3) Addressing how different factors relate to the occurrence & perceptions of negative reactions from others.

Much to my mother's chagrin, I owe much of my sense of humor to the usual gang of idiots at Mad Magazine. Imagine my reaction when I read this weekend that Al Jaffee, mastermind of back page fold-in, received a long overdue Reuben for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from his peers at the National Cartoonist Society.

Vin-di-CAAA-tion!

Where would I have been without Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker's movie and TV satires, Sergio Aragones' "Spy vs. Spy" tales, Don Martin's "Adventures of Captain Klutz" and the rest? Probably on my yacht in the Caribbean, counting the millions I made in a real profession.

But I'd be counting very, very dourly.

So, in tribute to one of Mr. Jaffe's most influential works in my life, here are some "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" about being an at-home dad:

The boy turned 6 over the weekend. This is a pretty amazing feat for you, little dude, because, in all seriousness, Mom and I gave much thought on Day 4 of your existence to trading you in for a quieter model.

I walked three miles around the creaky second floor of our old house that first-night-into-morning you were home, son, bouncing you in my arms, swaying you back and forth, swaddling and re-swaddling, singing you my up-to-that-time-never-miss (at least for your big sister) bedtime medley of "Sunny Afternoon" and "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." All for naught, boy, all for naught.

So before you freak out, this is not footage from the 2007 Hospitality Suite, but it is my video entry for...

the 2008 At Home Dad's Sacramento Convention Music Video with Ukuleles and Singing Stuff Contest,

With an out-of-control car bearing down, Joseph Richardson grabbed his 4-year-old daughter and held her up out of harm's way.

not sure if you guys will remember me. i posted a while back about considering to be a sahd. well, i did it. yesterday was my last day in the corporate rat race, and today is my first official day as a sahd. my first thought when i woke up this morning was, "god, what have i committed myself into?" along with a slight feeling of panic. i know that this is the best thing for our my wife, myself, and my 1yr old daughter, but it's hard getting used to the idea. my wife makes a great income as a PA, so money really wasn't the issue. we wanted a better family life.

Guys.
I need to start working on rough planning for the Thursday and Friday events so I know what I need for space and event planning. If you guys who are going/thinking about going to the convention could head over here and take a 2 question survey for me it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Dayv