It was a busy week for 911 dispatchers in Orange County, CA who helped not one, but two fathers unexpectedly deliver their new babies within a span of days. The latest delivery occurred Sunday night. The mother, who only identified herself to KTLA as “Laure,” said she and her family had just eaten dinner at the family’s Trabuco Canyon home when she suddenly felt her first contraction.
Read MoreAs the popularity of reality TV fades, what is taking its place is amazing content that's being created by everyday people. We're experiencing something incredible - the democratization of content. Anyone with a great idea can have access to millions of people - and that was just the case for three suburban dads in Southern California. Like many dads they were driven crazy by Disney's Frozen, then touched a nerve and tickled the funny bone of millions of people with their video and a special kind of humor - real, honest and family friendly.
Read MoreWhen I was approached to write about rules for Dads of teens, my immediate reaction was "like totally." Rule #1: Don't pretend to talk like a teen. It doesn't work. Especially if you're in your 40's like me. Like the saying goes "Act your age not your shoe size." So what makes me an expert in teens you may be wondering? Well I have two teens — one boy age 15 and one girl age 13. I have a third who is 10 going on 16 (I kid you not.) So I think I qualify for the position.
Read MoreSimon Langston, a British father with terminal brain cancer, has been preparing for his departure in a loving, heartbreaking way: by writing a series of letters to his 3-year-old son Alfie. They are to be opened on various special occasions — birthdays, the day he passes his driving test, his wedding day — throughout the boy’s lifetime. “Alfie’s still a little too young to understand what is happening,” Simon’s wife Kelly tells the Daily Mail. “We both want to make sure that he knows how much his daddy loves him, and how he’ll always be watching over him.”
Read MoreActor Ashton Kutcher is excited over becoming a first-time father to daughter Wyatt Isabelle. He appeared on ‘Conan’ show and shared about having his first child with actress Mila Kunis, reports People.com. ‘ It’s unbelievable. It’s the greatest thing on earth,’ the 36-year-old said.
Read MoreThe neck is one of the main places your body releases heat - but it's also one of the best places to to complete a timeless fashionable look. There are many ways to tie a scarf, but there are two main ways that surpass the rest; the casual Once-around and the more fussy Parisian. The Parisan is the method you should go for the most warmth, but if you're looking for something less cold weather, try keeping the Once-around more loose.
Read MoreEven at companies with policies allowing paternity leave, requesting it can be tricky. Here’s how. Dear Annie: I’m envious of the people who work for Change.org and other employers I’ve been reading about lately, since those employees can take time off for the birth or adoption of a child without feeling like they’re risking their careers. My wife and I are expecting our second baby soon, and my problem is, not only does my company have no formal policy that allows paternity leave, but I’ve heard my immediate boss make snarky remarks about it.
Read MoreThe three men wearing white scrubs stand to one side, watching silently as people in blue and green scrubs burst through the oversize door into the operating room. Nurses. Surgical assistants. An anesthesiologist. Ten total, so far. The elevator pings, and someone else in scrubs backs out pulling a heavy portable incubator. Then, another, and another. One for each baby.
Read MoreWhen Tom Burns' daughter asked if she could be Han Solo for Halloween, he responded with an enthusiastic "Of course!" So when she next suggested that he dress as Princess Leia, what else could he say? "That would be FANTASTIC," Burns told his daughter, later explaining in a blog post: "Because that's what dads do."
Read MoreNow more than ever, dads are stepping up to take a more active role in child rearing and housework. Some are asking, do modern dads get enough credit for this? More and more fathers are becoming the primary caregivers of their children. The number of stay-at-home dads has doubled since the late '80s. The time they spend with them has tripled since 1965.
Read MoreThere's big news in the world of Bryan Singer, and for once it doesn't involve clawed superheroes or metal-bending villains. As E! News reports, the prolific X-Men director is expecting a child with his long-time friend, actress Michelle Clunie.
Read MoreA study at Kansas State University concluded that dads feel just as guilty as moms about taking time to work out. The researchers said both parents tend to view exercise as a selfish behavior that takes up family time. The researchers said, in order to stay active, many dads take time during the lunch hour to exercise, while active moms exercise first thing in the morning.
Read MoreThe only thing better than picking out the perfect pumpkin: picking up your daughter who hasn't seen you in months. Levi Kaplan, a soldier who had been serving in Afghanistan for 10 months, gave his daughter the surprise of a lifetime last week. Luckily, Kaplan's wife, Meg Kaplan, got it all on camera.
Read MoreWatch a very talented dad monkey around making chocolate pancakes to look like chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas! As this incredible video shows, illustrator Nathan Shields' pancake designs are flippin' amazing. For his most recent collection, he's battered the competition, creating monkey versions of the sweet treats inspired by a gorilla pancake attempt by his son.
Read MoreActor expecting baby with former girlfriend Catherine Harding, a singer/songwriter also known as Cat Cavelli. The 41-year-old said in a statement that he and Harding, 23, a singer-songwriter also known as Cat Cavelli, are no longer in a relationship but are both "whole heartedly committed to raising the child".
Read MoreWho needs a birth announcement when you've got Ellen DeGeneres to do the job for you?! Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump is the proud dad to a newborn baby boy, talk show host DeGeneres announced via Twitter on Wednesday, October 15. Stump and his wife, Elisa Yao, only revealed their exciting pregnancy news last month, during an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Read MoreSoul superstar Stevie Wonder is reportedly set to welcome triplets with his new fiancee. Sources tell National Enquirer tabloid that 40-year-old Tomeeka Robyn Bracy is pregnant again, a year after she allegedly gave birth to the "Superstition" singer's eighth child in secret. Wonder, 64, has seven other kids from previous relationships, including two sons with his second ex-wife, fashion designer Kai Millard Morris, who he divorced in 2012.
Read MoreSimon Cowell doesn't mince words, even when it comes to his own parenting skills. "I'm going to be honest – I'm not exactly a hands-on dad," Cowell tells Hello! magazine about caring for his 8-month-old son, Eric Philip. "I want to fast forward a few years so I can take him go-karting and then introduce him to women," says the music and TV producer, 55.
Read MoreOne morning in 2013, dad Adrian Murray and his wife Michelle experienced every parent's nightmare. They woke up to find their 10-month-old son Emerson unresponsive in his crib. The parents rushed their baby to the hospital, where he remained for three days. After severals rounds of tests, doctors still could not provide an answer as to what exactly was wrong with Emerson.
Read MoreRetired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell became famous after his harrowing experience during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan, which became the subject of the Oscar-nominated film "Lone Survivor." Recently, the military veteran has made headlines again for a Facebook status he posted about a very different topic -- fatherhood.
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