Tag: parenting struggles

• July 9, 2025Country Music, culture, Dad Life, Education, Playlists, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Family Vacation is a Lie

  ... or how I traveled with kids on summer break, and all I got was this grape snow cone. This week, the Dads talk about the season of family vacations. While these trips are a tremendous amount of work, all the research and our lasting memories suggest that, although these journeys aren’t exactly vacations, the family trip is incredibly valuable to the family unit.  This episode explores some of the research — both academic and anecdotal — that supports our theory that these trips are great for families (if only in the long term), as well as some of the great country songs that can help us through the grind of the summer family vacation or family trip.

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  June 19, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Country Cutler Talks Parenting, Country Music in LA and Strawberry Pie For Breakfast

  We are super excited to have our first guest. Joining us is Donnie C. Cutler: better known as Country Cutler on Instagram and Substack. Donnie shares his insights on the LA Country Music scene, having a dad in charge of the household and whether or not strawberry pie is acceptable for breakfast.    

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  May 22, 2024Country Music, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Song Analysis

  How To Impress Shania According to Two Dads Who Drive Minivans

  The Dads break down one of Shania's biggest hits and answer the question guys have wrestled with for the past 25 years: if brains, looks, and a car don't impress Shania, what does?

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  April 10, 2024Babies, Song Analysis, Toddlers

  “It Won’t Be Like This For Long:” The Best Parenting Advice We Don’t Want to Hear Courtesy of Darius Rucker

  Time flies when you're having fun. Time moves excruciatingly slowly when you are sleep deprived and can't seem to get the baby down for a nap. What do these things have in common? They don't last forever. We are going to talk about just how fast things move when it comes to raising kids and why we hate the phrase "I miss those days." "It Won't Be Like This For Long" by Darius Rucker is the perfect song to describe this moment in time.

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  March 27, 2024Playlists, Song Analysis

  Best Country Songs for Your Parenting Day From Hell

  In this episode the Dads get into every parent's nightmare: the Parenting Day From Hell. We came up with some songs to help you through these trying and exhausting times. These songs approach the Parenting Day From Hell in a variety of ways. Some describe how we are feeling at that moment. Others give us something to look forward to when the day is "over." We even have a couple of songs in this list that channel our inner HARDY and salute the day with his favorite offensive gesture.