Blogs Spot

We love blogs. We love bloggers. So, wouldn’t it make sense that we take some time to chat with bloggers from across the land, hear their stories, and share them with you? Yeah, we thought so, too! Here, we’ll have some Q&A’s with bloggers–hence the page name–so we can all learn something about these amazing writers, parents, bloggers, and whatever else you’d like to call them!

Blogs Spot #1: Michael From Geek Daddio of Four! 

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We’re happy to have Michael as our first feature on Blogs Spot! As Geek Daddio of 4, he blogs about all his adventures of being a Dad, as well as healthy food recipes and his photography. Be sure to check him out at HERE!

1: Besides becoming a parent, what made you decide to blog and are you still blogging for the same reason? Have you evolved since you started, and if so, how?
I have always been interested in it since I was a kid. In 6th grade I had a Geocities page where I would post pictures of things I liked and funny graphics. In high school I went to love journal  and then when I graduated I regularly posted on my Myspace page like it was a blog. I created the page I am currently doing in 2005 and it has gone from me complaining about life as a 20 year old, to talking about school, focused on health and eventually to what it is now, parenting and health.
2: Out of all your posts, which do you think resonated most with others and why?
My post about my nephew Kienan, whom died at 2 days old. It is a story so many people have experienced and if they haven’t then they understand the pain.
3: How do you think/hope your child/children will view your blog later in life?
I hope they see it as a time machine into who I was at that time. Something where they can go back and see what my thoughts were and see my point if view on things that they remember.
4: What kind of parenting advice have you received that you actually used in raising your little one?
Learn to read upside down. It makes things so much easier when your reading a book to them and can’t put the book flat for yourself. It come natural to some but for me I had to train myself to do it.
5. What do you hope to gain from blogging? What are your goals, where do you see it going?
I want to learn what my skills as a writer are and be able to hone them. I eventually want to write a book about my kids and the funny things they say and do.
Thanks so much for checking out Geek Daddio of 4!
Click here for his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

 

#NEWDADJosh Gloer is our second Blogs Spot focus! His collection of photos, a book called “#NEWDAD is now available! Check out the book, as well as his website HERE!

1: Besides becoming a parent, what made you decide to blog and are you still blogging for the same reason? Have you evolved since you started, and if so, how?

I’m more of a dad “Tweeter” than a dad Blogger. I’ve written professionally for almost 15 years in the TV world. I’ve written for magazines, fiction anthologies, and website… it was a natural extension. It consumes my every waking minute, in the best way possible, so I might as well write about it.

2: Out of all your posts, which do you think resonated most with others and why?

My book #NEWDAD is a product of a tweet that kind of blew up. Not “Chris Bernholdt” blew up, but for me it was a hit. “I just took a nap… At a stoplight. #NEWDAD” So I decided, why not make a social media style photo book, and #NEWDAD was born. That post prob got the most attention.

3: How do you think/hope your child/children will view your blog later in life?

I hope my daughter, who’s pictured in a lot of the posts, thinks it’s funny, and realizes that I’m humiliating us both because I care so much. It’s done out of love.

4: What kind of parenting advice have you received that you actually used in raising your little one?

I need to hover less. It was said maliciously, but I’ve realized that I do hover. I’m super chill. Super laid back, but when it comes to my daughter, I hover. Sometimes she just needs to run, explore and figure things out on her own. And I need to let her… But I’ll always be close by.

5. What do you hope to gain from blogging? What are your goals, where do you see it going?

The best thing I’ve gotten out of blogging is the dad community that comes along with the act of writing about kids. It’s an isolating thing, being a parent, and 24/7 I know I can find my Dad’s Group online. Someone will be there. Someone will be chatting. Whether it’s a dick joke or a kid problem, someone is reaching out.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out #NEWDAD! Click here to stop by his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! And don’t forget to pick up a copy of “#NEWDAD” via his website!

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