Loud and Proud
T.G.I.M.
Phew. Man, I’m exhausted. It’s been rough and I struggled to get through it, but I made it to my favorite day of the week. Yup. Monday is here.
Look, don’t get me wrong. Obviously I would much rather be at home than my job. I still look forward to the weekends. For instance I have to get up at 6:30 on weekdays to get everybody ready for school. On weekends my kids let me sleep in until 7! And yes, I’m living in every moment of my kids’ childhood and limiting the eye rolls every time I hear, “Daddy, I’m bored. Play with me. Let’s do something fun!” from the second they wake up to the second I tuck them in. I know these days of my boys wanting to hang with me every waking hour won’t last and I’ll miss them. Let’s be honest though. The quiet confines of my office is my sanctuary. I can interact with people my age. People who can...Continue Reading »
Chris Loprete, aka the father of Our Milk Money, began writing his experiences as a new father upon the launch of Our Milk Money, calling his work, appropriately, The Daddy’s Den. Chris is no stranger to comedy composition. He wrote and performed his one-man show You’re from Philly, Charlie Brown, having successful runs at Circle X Theatre, The Lonny Chapman Repertory Theatre and The Comedy Central Workspace in Hollywood, California as well the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Chris has performed all over the country in theatrical productions, television and film. He is an alumni of The Circle X Theatre Company and The Groundlings Sunday Company. Currently, he is a writer/producer for the Comedy and Reality Promo Team at ABC Television. Chris lives in Stevenson Ranch, California with his wife Ally, founder of OurMilkMoney.com and his two beautiful sons, Braden and Henry.
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Is it me? When did little kids get such big attitudes? Look I love my five year old son, but sometimes the mouth on this kid makes Damien from the Omen look like Opie from the Andy Griffith Show. He fights me on everything. He talks back. He disobeys. He throws tantrums. I would blame it on my less than adequate parental techniques and I do tend to be inconsistent with … [Read more...]
Ah, October. The best month of the year in my opinion. The smell and feel of autumn is in the air. The leaves are exploding in vibrant colors turning the world into a dazzling, Disney-esque enchanted land. (Unless you live where I do. Thanks a lot, Southern California. Your only Disney-eque enchanted land…is Disney). Anticipation grows for Halloween, Thanksgiving and the … [Read more...]
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Okay, we can all agree that we love our kids, they're the best thing that ever happened to us, they light up our lives blah blah blah. But to quote a friend's response to a particular angry Facebook post of mine about my five year old, "We alway love 'em, but we don't always have to like 'em" That made me feel so much better. So I'm here to let you all know. It's okay. … [Read more...]
I know that doesn’t seem like a very provocative title or interesting subject of a blog so let me raise the stakes a little. My wife is reading this for the first time too. When my wife and I have some domestic dust up, I’ve always been pretty good at turning it into a humorous story or blog. Even she gets a kick out of it. Well, I’m taking a chance this time and … [Read more...]
