About

About

Dad as a Doornail (D.A.A.D.) is a blog dedicated to my personal reflections and philosophies surrounding being the best dad that I can be. I could have used a private journal for this, but why do that when I can use it to contribute online to help and potentially inspire others?

The name Dad as a Doornail intends to have a connotation of full commitment - no turning back. Once we're there, the best thing to do is learn everything we can and put all of our heart into the reality we have created with the one(s) we've brought out into the world. While being a father is one thing, being a Dad is something much more, and it isn't just about putting food on the table.

I am currently a single father, blessed with the most amazingly intelligent and charming 7 year old daughter I could ever want. She is someone I would not be able to live without and would defy all personal limitations to be there for her. Since her birth, I have learned more about myself through my experiences raising her than any other time in my life. I still have more to learn than can practically be conceived. So DAAD is where I post what I continue to discover about life as the lucky dad I am.

Where is Mom?

In May of 2006, seven months after our daughter (our only child) was born, Mom passed away after a car accident. We keep her memory alive by talking about her often. Her life and departure has been a personal inspiration in both of our lives and our purpose in it. Somewhere she watches, and likely even visits, as our lives move on.

Right now, there are a number of single-father blogs on the internet, though not many. This site is the hand I'm putting into it. I hope it is able to be as special to somebody else as it is to me.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them as a comment in a post for now and I will respond.

Right now, the site is still being finished up and this page will likely be edited as it happens, to provide more information.