I saw this type of feature on a few
other blogs and absolutely loved the idea of celebrating Dads. I know
that you are very busy being dad and you sometimes forget about yourselves. So, I
would like to take the opportunity to honor you as the Super man you are &
as a father.
I created Dad's Minute to introduce the world to the man behind it all. Because you are an amazing person, not just a dad!
So it is my pleasure to introduce...Mike
Tell us a little about yourself.
What is your favorite food?
A nice tender T-Bone Steak. My mouth is watering right now
just thinking about it!
How would you describe your clothing style
I'm not big into the latest fashion trends and I don't go out
shopping for myself for clothes very often. I still have shirts I wear from
High School. As a kid my dad always told my sister and me "Don't follow
the trend, make a new one." (or something to that effect) And that has
always kind of stuck with me. I like to wear clothing that's not the same thing
as everyone else. Not that I want to look like a clown or something but I enjoy
unique stuff and enjoy actual vintage clothes, not necessarily the modern
clothes made to look vintage
What was one thing you did regularly before having children?
I had kids I
would sleep in quite regularly, I really miss that. I would also do more
"last second notice" things. Go play in a pick-up game of basketball,
go hang out with a buddy, go grabs some wings at a moments notice. Now stuff
like that is a thing of the past my wife normally works evenings and nights so
I'm home by myself watching the kids and it involves quite a bit of planning to
get someone else to watch them
Describe your parenting Style...ie strict, structured, laid
back, easy going
I'd say I have a laid back structure. My personality is very
laid back but with 4 kids I need to create a structured environment for them to
thrive in. It's always a balancing act.
Tell us about a proud daddy moment.
I actually remember in the first days of being a Dad how
incredibly proud I was of my newborn son. How my chest literally swelled as I
showed him to people and later I realized it was sort of odd to be that proud
of him considering he hadn't really done anything to be proud of. He just
existed. A more recent moment was when my wife unfortunately had to work on our
oldest son's 5th birthday. He had requested to go out to brunch at Cracker
Barrel, I wanted to honor his request but that meant I had to take 4 kids there
myself. When we got to the parking lot I gave them all a big talk about how if
they couldn't behave we would just leave in the middle of our meal. They walked
right in sat in their seats, used every manor they had ever learned, said
please and thank you and ate all their food with out even as much as one
argument or whine or screech. I felt like super dad of the decade. Every
waitress in the place came over to tell them how well behaved they were. It was
really a great day.
What is the hardest thing about being a dad?
As the stay at home parent, it never ends. It's a non-stop 15
hour a day, 7 day a week job and you're on-call the other 9 hours of the day.
It's relentless, there are days when I want or need a break and I can't have
it. When I'm sick, it's too bad. It can be very draining at times.
What is something that you have learned from your children?
Enjoy the little things. They get so excited about the
smallest of things and I've learned I need to appreciate some of the
smaller things in life myself.
Thank you so much for sharing
Mike! I loved reading your responses & it is so nice to get a Dad's
perspective.
If you want to find out more about Mike check out his blog Sunshine Dad. You can chat with him on Facebook and Twitter or follow him 0n Pinterest
and Instagram.
I would love
to celebrate you, so if you are interested in being featured on
Mom's/Dad's Minute please Contact me or tweet
me @MrsSheetsandCo to find
out more!
XOXO
Randi
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