Dear Old Dads

26/01/2024

110: “Would You Rather Be Cheated On Or Stabbed?”
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Today's episode is centered on an Am I The As***le post on Reddit that is an absolute doozy. It inspires a fun and hilarious conversation about jealousy, monogamy, monogamy, and... whatever Tom is.

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24/01/2024

109: “There’s An App For That”
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The apps. if you're a parent, you already know the hell that we are talking about. Each dad has 7 different apps for tracking their kids' school or daycare or whatnot. These are their stories.

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19/01/2024

108: “How To Handle Grumpy Kids”
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Tom wants to talk about grumpiness in our kids. And maybe ourselves. How do we handle that? How does it change as kids get older? Also, bonus question, what's like the main trick a magician does?

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17/01/2024

107: “Weirdo Creep Fairy Seeks Child Teeth”
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Big news in the Smith household! Phoebe lost her first tooth and Thomas and Lydia had to figure out tooth fairying for the first time. Did they pull it off? How much money are you supposed to leave kids per tooth nowadays anyway?

12/01/2024

106: “We Mourn As We Go”
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Eli's son Max is changing schools, and the person who is having the hardest time with it is... Eli. The dads talk about transitions and mourning each passing phase. Well, not Tom, obviously.

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10/01/2024

105: “DADVID-19”
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This episode is... about... COVID I guess? You'll see. It'll all make sense. Or not.

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03/01/2024

December Patreon Bonus: “Santa Claus Went to Town” is ready on ONLY.

The dads talk about how their Christmases went, and what their best/worst Christmas memories as kids were! This one... goes places. Very cozy places.

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31/12/2023

An update re: scheduling…

25/12/2023

Merry 🎁Christmas and 🥂 Happy 🎄 Holidays

♥️ The Dear Old Dads! 🧡

22/12/2023

104: Stranger Danger”
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The dads talk about how they deal with issues of safety. How should they talk to their kids about "bad guys?"

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20/12/2023

103: “A Very Merry Christmas”
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Ho Ho Ho! Are you the Grinch or Buddy the Elf? The dads talk about, well, pretty everything but Christmas. But then they remember what they were doing, and talk about embracing Christmas celebrations, whether or not certain holiday movies hold up (HOT TAKE ALERT), and enjoying the magic of the season.

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15/12/2023

102: “Strong Silent Types”
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The Dads continue the fun look at what dudes on Reddit say emasculated them. This one gets deep. Real... deep...

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13/12/2023

101: “Manned Down”
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The dads take on a 12 year old Reddit post about women accidentally emasculating dudes. And sooooo much is revealed in the process.

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10/12/2023

100 “Wifetacular”
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100 episodes! Woohoo!!! To celebrate, we brought on 3 very special guests. And, well... chaos ensued. But an entertaining chaos, it was!

09/12/2023

⚠️ ATTN ⚠️

Our 100th episode spectacular was SO spectacular that we had to rearrange our schedule to record it later than normal AND the edit is quite a bit more involved. For those reasons, it is a bit delayed.

We will have it out as soon as possible and it will be worth the wait, I promise!

- Thomas

03/12/2023

A very special 100th coming up.

Post your Qs here or better yet, on .

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Thats right. Were gathering up the wives this week for a very special 100th episode wifetacular. So if you've got questions for them this is the place to ask em.

02/12/2023

099 “Hobby Shaming”
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In a bit of a continuation of last episode, the dads discuss judging people for their hobbies. Is it valid? And NO we're not counting murder as a hobby or anything like that.

29/11/2023

098: “Awfully Wedded”
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Eli recently came across a wedding-related post on r/AITA and the guys hash out whether or not the couple is the as***le. Who is a wedding for? Also, Eli subjects Tom and Thomas to the worst wedding vows ever so now you all must be subjected to it too.

26/11/2023

097: “We Never Liked Your EX”
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Tom hates his son's girlfriend and wants to know how to get rid of her. That sounds worse than it is... wait no that sounds about right. The dads talk about when you don't like someone's partner. Should you say something? If so, how? Will they listen? The tactics get creative.

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22/11/2023

096: “Gratuitous Gratitude Special”
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Let's all go around the podcast and say what we're thankful for, starting with you. Three gratidudes talk about gratitude for this Thanksgiving special!

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17/11/2023

095: “Gifted and Talented”
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A dad's life is thrown into chaos when an email arrives from the school district about an accelerated learning program.

15/11/2023

November Bonus is now ready on .

We asked you for new questions, and you questioned us for new answers. So now we're giving you those answers you asked of us when you asked us the questions we asked you to ask us. And they're from this century, too!

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10/11/2023

094: “What Subjects Should Be Mandatory In School? is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

The dads take on a facebook meme! This one is about subjects that should be mandatory in school. Which ones are good? Which are a terrible idea? The dads don't necessarily see eye to eye.

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09/11/2023

093: “Your Mom Is A Facebook Quiz” is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

First thing's first: Thomas has some audio that the dads need to analyze. He may be being haunted by poltergeists. After that, we've got a little gameshow! Tom filled out a quiz Haeley found about "How well do you know your mom?" Tom's answers are, as you can imagine, very fun. Eli made Thomas swear not to look at them though, so the game is the foot! Eli asks the questions, Thomas answers first, and then we get to hear Tom's answer!

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03/11/2023

092: “Watch Like No One Is Dancing” is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

Tom never participated in anything in high school. His message in this episode is: don't be like Tom. How do we get our kids to be participants in life when maybe we... weren't always? Which things are important to be a part of and which things aren't? Does this apply to introverts and extroverts alike?

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27/10/2023

091: “Should We Be Running For School Board?” is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

The dads talk school boards. Eli starts off with a hilarious but also brilliant tale of how he is vetting candidates in his district. Tom has had some disheartening experiences with his school board. And Thomas has seen the consequences of when a religious nut job takes over a school board. (though fortunately it was not his district but a nearby one.)

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26/10/2023

090: “Unplanned Parenthood” is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

How do the dads differ when it comes to a hypothetical unplanned (and unwanted) pregnancy? What kind of say should men get to have in the decisions of their partners in terminating or keeping the pregnancy? What kind of moral obligation do men have with the outcome of those decisions?

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How do the dads differ when it comes to a hypothetical unplanned (and unwanted) pregnancy? What kind of say should men get to have in the decisions of their partners in terminating or keeping the pregnancy? What kind of moral obligation do men have with the outcome of those decisions? For extended e...

20/10/2023

🟫 089: ”The Writing’s On The Wall. And Door. And… Everywhere” is ready on and all the public RSS feeds!

This week we talk about freedom of expression for our kids, appropriate consequences when that behavior crosses set boundaries, and if it's okay to criticize their choices. Spoiler alert: absolutely if they're trying to grow a goatee. How much he**in will our kids be doing this week?

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18/10/2023

October Bonus for supporters: “The Dads Go To School”

Some soon to be fired college professor invited us to speak for a college class session. Big mistake. We had a delightful time and thought it would be perfect for this month's bonus!
If you're wondering why the audio sucks it's because of Eli. Sorry about that.

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