Wings Out, Thom.
I found out this morning that a good friend, Thom Hofman, who wrote the Daddy, Medium Well blog, passed away. Hours after finding out, the denial-fueled shock is still laying atop me, like a...
Fit To Be Dad Blog
Back in Business
I realized yesterday that it was officially one year since my last post on this site. Man this past year has flown by! Unintentionally, I took a year-long break from blogging and a lot...
What Are Phthalates and Is Your Mac and Cheese Trying to Kill You?
You probably read last week any of the dozens of articles — similar to this one from CNN — that spread like wildfire on social media about how your boxed mac and cheese is...
Foam Rolling: This Is How We Roll
Foam rolling is an interesting thing. From my experience, people either use a foam roller to roll out every muscle or they don’t use a foam roller whatsoever because it looks pointless. Dr. Nicholas...
What Am I Most Thankful for as a Dad? – #ThanksBaby
When a baby is born, a dad is born. This Father’s Day, Pampers celebrates that incredible feeling little ones bring to the hearts of dads through unconditional love. It sounds cliché and romanticized, I...
Why the Remington #BeardBoss Has Become Part of My Daily Routine
Pretty excited to use and review the #BeardBoss #beard trimmer from @rem4men, available at @walmart. Stay tuned for a full review! #RemBeardBoss #WeaveMade #ad A post shared by Daniel De Guia (@deguia) on Mar...
My Depression and Anxiety Story
Last September, something cratered my personal life that left me feeling completely broken and empty. Things I always looked forward to were suddenly neutral to me. In the days and weeks and months that...
On Busy Days and Misery
Looking back at my childhood, I don’t remember my parents ever being as busy with life stuff, as my wife and I find ourselves. My parents were both present, both held down full-time jobs,...
This is What I Told My Children About the Trump Election Victory
Since Tuesday night, I’ve been struggling to find words. I knew when I woke up my children the next morning – ages almost-16; 11; and almost-7 – that I’d have to answer their questions...
What Is Your First Memory of Your Child?
The other night I was watching an episode of Scrubs, and it was the episode where JD’s son was born. The episode ended with JD holding his son, Sammy, for the first time and...
I Love Pokémon Go, but Not Why You Think I Do
Yes, yes, I know. There’s a very good chance that as you read this you’re thinking to yourself, “I’m so gosh darn tired of hearing about Pokémon Go!” And I can’t really say I...
