Beyond Skype: What’s a Distance Parent to Do?

The first time your baby says “Daddy” can be confusing: Did she really just say that, or was it an accidental babble? Did she actually know what she was saying? Does she know I’m Daddy, or is that what she’s calling everyone? Eventually, you know, the kid will figure it out, but if you’re a …

A Week on the Wagon: Punching Bag Edition

The illustration at left should tell you everything you need to know about the Week that Was at DadWagon. It was created by the excellent illustrator Matthew Dujnic, as DadWagon’s rejoinder to the piss-poor Photoshop skills of our new frenemies at Die Hipster. Yes, they claimed that their version was ironically bad, but really, if you’re …

Baby Meets Bureaucracy

As you may have read here before, we’re having affordability issues with Dalia’s current school, and have therefore set off into the wider world of Uptown Manhattan in search of a universal pre-K spot. To that end, we’re in the middle of schedule-chewing string of school visits up and down Manhattan’s District 3. Some things …