‘Mommy Chronicles/Daddy Dayze’ Archives
Daddy Dayze: Story to El
BY: CHAD NEAL I began to tell this story to my son. I told him that it all started as I was driving at night listening to the Christmas music on the radio as I was on my way home. I told him that it reminded me of Christmases past when I was but a boy. I remember a certain Christmas memory when I woke up early that particular morning and [...]
Daddy Dayze: The Future Should Be Now
By: Chad Neal The plan is to make it so they don't need you. Even though it may be painful, children need to be weaned and released to start repairing the ills to this planet that our race has been blindly piling up. There are always going to be problems and the problem makers, but if our education system teaches problem solving at a higher [...]
Daddy Dayze
Our children, God bless their souls, are the heirs to our planet. The planet we were reluctantly entrusted with by the generation before us, and it seems they have made some mistakes that we are left to overhaul and deal with. Big deal. We will do it. The previous generation was granted these blunders and overlooked buildups of the garbage, which [...]
Daddy Dayze: Religious
By Chad Neal I want my kids to be good. I want my kids to help humanity. There is a good chance my parenting will help them along that path, but “it takes a village.” I don't want anyone to push their beliefs on my kids. I want them to find their faith personally and not to be prejudiced by a zealot or extremist, or even a firm believer of [...]
Mommy Chronicles – Dear Big Kid… on your first day of school!
If you had been born a horse, you would have been galloping by the next day. I’m glad it took you about a year to gallop – but it seems like it happened within just minutes. Now you’re faster than me! (Almost.) If you were a kitten, I would have carried you around in my mouth by the skin on the back of your neck. I would’ve had my [...]
Daddy Dayze – the dark side of life
By: Chad Neal Showing my eldest boy the dark side of life is a hard subject to teach—telling him about shady people and the like. Taking advantage of others and trying also to not give him a sense of paranoia or stereotyping is a task that will have to be learned at hand. I want very much, though, to show him the mistakes I have made and the [...]
The Things Kids Pick Up – daddy dayze
By:Chad Neal There are so many different items kids pick up and I'm not even speaking of the pieces of rubble found on the ground that may spark their fancy. I am referring to words and phrases, and even the four lettered persuasion. My older son has been testing the waters and experimenting with certain words. I know he is going to swear as [...]
Brotherly Love
Playing together is what our three boys are best at. They play astronauts, create forts, and dress up like super heroes. They go “camping” (if you have a flashlight and you’re wearing a backpack, it counts as camping). They create elaborate treasure hunts and adventures for themselves all day long. At dinner, they crack each other up. They [...]
DADDY DAYZE – The Alpha Kid – Ellicottville News
DADDY DAYZE By, Chad Neal The Alpha Kid Kids fight. They try to dominate each other. The psychology of the whole thing can be complicated, but I believe its human nature. I watch my eldest boy "playing" with a friend and I notice they both want to control the situation. One will have a toy, the other will see him playing with it and [...]
Mommy’s Chronicles Father’s Day – What the kids had to say
Here’s to you, Dads! Dads, we appreciate you for so many reasons… but who could say it better than our little kids? Just in case you ever wondered what an impact you make on them, here’s what your kiddos had to say about you, Dads! (the children, identified only by their initials and ages, were interviewed by their Moms. Thanks to all [...]
