Weekly Roundup: Tip Dad is Back Edition
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After some time away to focus on more pressing personal/family matters, I’ve finally been able to work my way back around to getting Tip Dad up and running. For now, I plan to post three times a week (MWF), with a roundup post similar to this on Saturdays. Who knows, I may even sneak in something in between if an idea really jumps out at me!
Thanks to those of you who followed me here from Frugal Dad. You’ll probably notice a slightly different posting style from me here at Tip Dad. I plan to keep things very informal and simply share my thoughts on Dadhood. I’ll try to keep things light, have some fun, and maybe every now and then insert a little controversy. OK, so it won’t be that much different from Frugal Dad after all.
Occasionally, you might find some overlapping topics between the two sites–particularly when I discuss kids and money, allowances, etc. I promise to deliver unique content to both sites, but since there is only one of me, I’m bound to overlap occasionally.
OK, that is enough disclaimers, let’s get on with this week’s roundup!
- Take Better Photos of Your Children-Use Window Light. Great ideas here on getting that perfect picture of your precious little ones. I wonder if Elliott also has some tricks for making my son sit still long enough to take advantage of that great lighting!
- 25 Things I Thought I Thought. Sort of a hodgepodge of thoughts here, but many I agreed with. Besides, how could I not include a post with an Atari 2600 reference?
- 2008 College Football Schedule: See Who Your Team is Playing. This one is for the guys (and the ladies who like football). Believe it or not, my wife is a huge college football fan (eat your heart out, fellas!)
- It’s Been a While…Update! “Momma” shares some good news over at Dad Thing. If you have been following their story, I think you will agree this is great news!
- Have Economic Pressures Affected Your Home? We’ve tried to shelter our kids from most of the bad news, and we’ve been fortunate not to have been personally affected by the downturn. I can imagine the emotional toll it must take on little ones whose parents suddenly find themselves unemployed. Even if we don’t explicitly share the bad news with kids, they are pretty good at detecting our anxiety and feel the stress themselves.
- What Grown Children Owe Their Parents. This article really hit home for me as my own mom has been going through some serious health issues recently.
That’s all for this week’s roundup. I hope everyone has a great weekend and returns Monday for another fresh post from Tip Dad!
TipDad, thanks for the link!
Looking forward to three posts a week…wish I could keep up with that. 
Hey TipDad - thanks for the mention! Look forward to checking out the other links. Have a great weekend!
Great list of links! I hadn’t seen all of them. Thanks for including the link to Discovering Dad about the economic pressures affecting families.
TipDad thanks for the mention! I added you to my blog roll along with a little banner of your logo. I hope you like it and looking forward to other posts…
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Hiya TipDad, thanks for including my post about what grown children owe their parents. I do hope the situation with your mother improves, and hopefully you have help from other family members that we um….didn’t.
Thanks for the mention.
As for your son sitting still, there is a frugal solution and a big ticket item solution.
Which one do you want me to blog about?
@Elliott: Well, you know me…I’m always for the frugal solution!
@tipdad: the frugal solution is to take advantage of window light when sunlight is strongest. Your camera will select a shutter speed that is fast enough to freeze motion. You could also try the “portrait” or “sports” scene modes on your camera.
With a point-and-shoot, you’ll have a little bit of shutter lag. You can anticipate or “spray and pray.”
The slightly less frugal solution is to load some film in your old camera. You’re on the hook for the cost of film and processing.
When it’s time to splurge, buy a DSLR (big-ticket solution).