We live in a nation where a home, a loving partner, and children are the quintessential pillars of happiness. It’s also a country where one signature, one untruth, can shatter everything. Parents can see their lives upended, stripped of their homes, rights, and, most devastatingly, their children. This isn’t just a tale of faceless millions;…
Read moreEverybody Hates A Season Finale
I started watching the sitcom ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ with my son in the middle of last year on Hulu. It’s our second show we’ve watched together – ‘Black-ish’ being the other. I would often stop the video during many episodes to explain some funny and interesting cultural references since I had many of the same…
Read moreHank Azaria, Kevin Bacon and Bryan Cranston on fatherhood
In this candid documentary series, celebrity dads including Kevin Bacon, Bryan Cranston, and Mike Myers open up to Hank Azaria as he quizzes them about fatherhood. It’s not often you’ll see Hollywood personalities speaking so openly and honestly about such an intimate subject, but Hank’s direct questioning encourages his friends to speak from the heart….
Read moreDestination Unknown: From No Dad to Girl Dad
This podcast is a must-hear. It’s a compelling story about two strangers. It’s a podcast series about a father and his unknown daughter and his fight to do the right thing while battling everything wrong with the family court system. Listen HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/destination-unknown-from-no-dad-to-girl-dad/id1561786885 Clayton Craddock is a father, independent thinker, and the founder and publisher of…
Read moreWhat’s It Like Being A Dad?
What’s it like being a dad? Teaching your teenager to drive, giving your kid’s pet fish a funeral, explaining the birds and the bees, playing catch—-fatherhood isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s a day in day out choice to show up for your kids. Music: Celeste (Instrumental) by Les Enfants. License by The…
Read more8 Reasons Why Fathers Matter
A few years ago, I asked one of my closest friends an interesting question. Why would anyone think I wasn’t essential for the proper rearing of my children? Many often assume that after a divorce, the mother gets the children, and the father leaves and pays child support. The dad visits his kids every other…
Read moreDo You Have To Pay Child Support? No! You can opt-out.
When people ask me how I can be divorced with two children and pay no child support, I tell them I took a cue from Nancy Reagan; I “just said no.” I took the road less traveled. I’ve been fortunate to be a full-time musician for the past twenty-three years. Since our daughter’s birth in…
Read moreTeam Crad
My little man and I played ball in the park today for a while by ourselves. I was showing him how to keep moving on the court, how to cut to the basket and a few more basketball fundamentals. I’m not a coach and never played past the 8th grade but I’ve played a few…
Read moreQuarantined At Home With Kids
I love finding memes on the internet. I often think they’re hilarious. This one? Not so much. Here’s where I get off the “I have to spend time at home with my kids” bandwagon. I don’t have to, I get to. Being at home with my kids is a blessing. Too many of us squander…
Read moreChild Support, Welfare and Government Intrusion Into The Family
When I walked out of the doors of the Supreme Court system on July 9, 2008, I was relieved. I was no longer married, but my troubles were just beginning. I still had issues with my ex-wife, but I began to think things through. I started to reflect upon the reasons why I was dragged through…
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