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Sh*t My Kids Say #2 – Disney On Ice

February 17, 2012/23 Comments/in Sh*t My Kids Say, THE BLOG, Uncategorized /by Chris Read

Kids are funny people. They really have no concept of right or wrong, they don’t know not to call people fat or stupid and they have no idea how hilarious their imaginary stories are to adults. That has led me to the decision to create a new section here at Canadian Dad called “Sh*t My […]

Valentine’s Day Roundup – I Think I Lost Again…

February 15, 2012/5 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files, Uncategorized /by Chris Read

It’s no secret that there is a silent competition going on between parents on Valentine’s Day, to see who can come up with the best gift for the other parent. Honestly, I’ve never really been good at it, but lately I’ve been finding a bit of creativity that I never had before. I think my […]

Did I Really Cry During The Movie ‘Real Steel’???

February 13, 2012/6 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files /by Chris Read

If you’ve ever seen the TV show Friends, my wife would have accurately described me as the character Chandler. There was a specific episode where they revealed that Chandler couldn’t cry at anything that normal society deemed to be “emotional”. I was no different than him. Sad movies, TV shows, general life moments, I had […]

Sh*t My Kids Say #1 – The Bad Dream

February 13, 2012/2 Comments/in Sh*t My Kids Say, THE BLOG /by Chris Read

Dads, Kids, Video Games and Animal Awareness

February 10, 2012/15 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files, Uncategorized /by Chris Read

There’s something about being a man that instills in me a need to excel at video games. I’m not talking about a specific genre of video game or gaming system, I mean that I feel the need to excel at EVERY video game I play. So it was no surprise that I found myself wanting […]