Impossible to compartmentalize.
Stay-at-home dad, political activist, letter writer, veteran, cowboy, liver donor.
Chances are if you call me in the middle of the day I will be balancing a basket of laundry on one hip, checking the time so I’m not late for pick-up, flat drying ballet clothes and desperately trying to mix the oil back into the jar of peanut butter. No, I’m not babysitting; babysitting is for babysitters and Nana's. I am a stay-at-home dad.
Posts by Michael Badger
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on September 28, 2017
Becoming a stay-at-home dad wasn’t something I had planned, it just sort of happened. When my wife and I decided I would be the one to stay home with our children I floundered at first. I depended on microwavable foods....
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on January 12, 2017
“Daddy, why do they call him the ghost?” My daughter asks in between handfuls of popcorn. “Because one moment he's there and then he's gone--like a ghost.” I explain. “Watch how elusive he is,” I say. Watch his head movement.”...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on December 20, 2016
Something I've discovered is that even during Christmas time the internet is a dark, vacuous place full of cruelty and ugliness. And now it's about to get even uglier because this is literally a list of things that are making...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on November 16, 2016
“Because the Elf on the Shelf isn't real.” The words left my mouth and I didn't stop them. They were glassy--sharp right angles delivered to the wrong person. I meant the words but they weren’t for my daughter. They were...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on November 2, 2016
The time for showing you facts and figures is done. They have not swayed you. Now is the time for shaming and debasing. You've been shown the bare, bloodied facts and yet you continue to vote no. I want you...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on September 21, 2016
My hands clasped tightly over my ears when she repeated the word back to me. “Daddy, uncover your ears,” she said pulling at my hands. “No!” “Daddy, I know you can hear me.” “No I can't!” “Okay, Daddy. I love...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on August 11, 2016
“You had surgery? When? Why didn’t you tell me?” I riddled my sister with questions after she let the news of her recent gastric bypass surgery slip. Only her husband knew about the surgery. I asked her why she didn't...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 27, 2016
“Where are you headed?” I asked my wife as she searched for her keys, cellphone and purse. “I have a waxing appointment,” She said frustrated that all her possessions seemed to have disappeared. “You didn’t hide them did you?” She...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 7, 2016
“Your [sic] gay dude,” was actually one of the nicer comments, albeit poorly written. But then again, internet-trolls aren’t really known for style and finesse. I was called a “Mangina” by another gentleman who when I clicked on his Facebook...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on June 15, 2016
I watched her face twist from excited to disappointed as she began to realize the iPod advertised on the machine was not coming out. "It's just a sticker," she said looking up at me. All eight of her quarters had...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on May 23, 2016
The other morning, I opened the laundry room door and found my eight-year-old daughter sitting on a stool eating her breakfast. “What are you doing in there?” I asked. “Fiona’s up and she’s… you know, in a mood. Can you...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on April 19, 2016
We were sitting around the dinner table the other night when I brought up an interesting story I had read on PBS. The story was about a brilliant 22-year-old Harvard PhD. candidate who is being hailed by NASA as the...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on April 4, 2016
I stretch out on the couch and nudge her with my foot. She looks over at me from her laptop more annoyed than amorous. “You umm, you wanna get busy,” I ask raising my eyebrows a couple times. She glances...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on March 17, 2016
Have you ever been humbled? I mean… really put in your place? Taken down a peg. Had your ego absolutely decimated? Have you had it done in front of a room full of soccer moms? If you answered no then...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on February 29, 2016
As I watched my daughters drift off to sleep tonight I thought to myself, “Damn I’m a good dad. Mostly. I mean, sure I’m doing an okay job now, but what about when they hit their teens? What will become...
Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on February 10, 2016
One thing pop-culture has gotten right is that no one just decides to become a Stay-At-Home Dad; you just sort of fall into it. I think most people are under the impression that men become stay at home dads because...
