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Breastfeeding in Public. Again. by JAK guest dad blogger, Toby Mueller,  from Raymond Let me just say right off the top that I think that breastfeeding IS beneficial for children.  Let me say it again just in case you didn't hear me...I THINK THAT BREASTFEEDING IS GOOD FOR KIDS. What I don't get is why do it in public? READ MORE... Yes, covering up helps. But why not doing it in a corner or somewhere not right in front of me. This seems to be a recurring theme in my life as a stay at home dad. I am at an event with my daughter.  She is of at her activity while I am watching her from a windowed room.  I am sitting by myself reading when a mom with an 8 month old comes in and sits down across the table from me.  We make small talk about our girls and as we are talking, she starts to prep for feeding time. Right there as we are talking! Is there a protocol for this situation? Do I keep up the conversation? Do I look away while still talking?  What do I do? I can't end the conv...

I'll Have An Order of Whine, Please Just Add Kids welcomes Toby Mueller, a Raymond dad, as JAK's guest blogger I was out a local store this past week with my youngest daughter. My oldest has just started school so I was enjoying the 50% reduction in my tolerance and alertness for certain attitudes when both of the girls are together. It is much eaisier to contain one rather than two. My daughter was being quite loud and talkative for such an early hour (it was about 8:30) and clerk at the checkout noticed. Now, I do not know this person or what type of parent she is, but she made a comment that made me think. A lot! Read More.. .I said to my daughter, with clerk overhearing, something like, "Wow, for getting up just a short time ago, you are really loud." The clerk then said, "My kids were like that too and I don't miss that at all." Now, at first, that may not seem like a big deal. But, if you are honest with yourself and think about it, it is a big dea...

[caption id="attachment_185" align="alignleft" width="115" caption="Join JAK dads"] [/caption] What’s Your Daddy?  Welcome To My World. Just Add Kids welcomes Toby Mueller, a Raymond dad, as JAK’s guest blogger It seems like I say "Welcome to my world" at least once a day to my wife when she returns from the world previously known to me as outside employment. I am sure I heard my mom say it to my dad during my formative years. Now, ironic as it seems, I am saying it like I mean it. And I do mean it. If you would have asked me ten years ago if I ever thought of being a stay at home dad (SAHD), I would have looked at you and said "a what?" I didn't know any SAHD's when I became one in 2006 and I still know very few in the area. And this is for a good reason. There are not many in the US. According to the 2009 US Census, there were 5.1 million women who identified themselves as a stay at home parent. While there were 158,...