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Carlos Diaz & Rob Tinkler | It Takes Two to Tango

Chatting With Casey 0013 — It Takes Two to Tango in Friendship (Featured Image)

Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:31 pm

It’s always nice to take a break from our lives and spend a little time on vacation, but when you own your own business, you need to plan for that.

Eight Tiny Reindeer, Two Great Friends, One Awesome Episode!

One thing 2018’s taught me is that I need to get ahead of my schedule if I ever want to spend any time apart from it.

Chatting With Casey 0013—It Takes Two to Tango in Friendship—Rob, Casey and Carlos

The last third of this year’s had me hustle to get everything off my plate, knowing that as soon as the holidays finish, I have substantial obstacles ahead. So I’ve been working days, weeks and even months ahead to create my best content to avoid ever being backed into a corner again.

And this podcast episode’s no exception.

Recorded on November 15, 2018, after plenty of texts back and forth between Carlos Diaz and me, Chatting with Casey episode 13 started up with a misbehaving SD card, quick sprints to Shoppers and Rexall, and the hope that one day I get myself a studio so I can do these conversations justice.

But regardless, it was a great convo between Carlos Diaz, Rob Tinkler and myself, and I hope you’ll be ready when 8 Tiny Reindeer debuts this Saturday—may you enjoy listening to it as much as these guys did making it!

But for now, you can hear all about it on the podcast!

CLICK NOW to listen to Chatting with Casey Episode 13!!! “Carlos Diaz & Rob Tinkler | It Takes Two to Tango”

Why Father’s Day Isn’t Mother’s Day II

Why Father's Day Isn't Mother's Day II — An Exercise in Fatherhood by Casey E. Palmer (Featured Image)

Last updated on April 13th, 2021 at 09:23 pm

“Happy Father’s Day to the single mothers out there doing both jobs.”

No.

Why Father's Day Isn't Mother's Day II—An Exercise in Fatherhood by Casey E. Palmer—Reading to My Eldest

Oh, I get it. And I agree that we should celebrate single Moms for everything they do to raise their kids—it ain’t easy; I have a hard enough time with two of us in the house. But let’s not diminish the efforts of the Dads who work hard to be worthy of their children’s love by treating Father’s Day like Mother’s Day II.

Real talk—we haven’t embraced the idea that we’ve got single Dads at home managing everything despite that it’s a growing demographic. I don’t see anyone wishing them a Happy Mother’s Day because they’re doing both jobs. And it doesn’t even reflect the modern family anyway—are you saying that same-sex couples need to decide what roles they’ll play? Why can’t you have two Moms or two Dads instead of trying to force them into a model that’s not as universal as it once was?

I’m down with celebrating single Moms and everything they do. But I’m going to do it on Mother’s Day. You know? The holiday we celebrated just over a month ago? The second-largest holiday for card giving in the entire year? I mean, it’s already hard enough for Dad to be taken seriously in a world convinced we’re all sub-par—let’s not continue pushing that narrative just because it’s easier to believe that “all men ain’t shit”.

CONTINUE READING my stance on Father’s Day and how special it is to me. “Why Father’s Day Isn’t Mother’s Day II”

Mark’s | In Search of a Superhero Dad

Are You a Superhero Dad_ Then Mark's is Interested in YOU. (Featured Image)

Last updated on April 8th, 2023 at 11:59 pm

It took me nearly thirty years to realise how good a man my Dad is. He did everything he could to give us the life he couldn’t have, sparing none of his time, energy or resources to make it happen. And now that I’ve got my kids, I appreciate it all so much more, hoping my kids can come to that realisation with me sooner.

But here’s the million-dollar question to all Dads—are you your kids’ superhero, or are you the guy they love because they should?

Are You a Superhero Dad? Then Mark's is Interested in YOU.—With my Kid at the Zoo

I might not always be my sons’ favourite, but the smiles on their faces when I get home each day don’t lie. The joy I hear as we horse around tells me I’m doing something right.

It almost made me wonder why I didn’t have kids sooner.

But in any case, I’m grateful that my parents paved the way for a life where I regularly hang with my kids—it allows me to keep being their superhero!

FIND OUT MORE about Mark’s #SuperHeroDad contest and how you could win BIG! “Mark’s | In Search of a Superhero Dad”

Parenting 101 | It’s Hard Out Here for a Dad

Chatting with Casey 0004 — It's Hard Out Here for a Dad (Featured Image)

Last updated on April 21st, 2021 at 09:23 pm

“It’s Hard Out Here for a Dad” is my call-out to a world that doesn’t fully understand its fathers. We’re foolish, we’re simple, we’re less than competent—this is a first chance in setting the record straight and giving Dads the chance they deserve. Check it out!

“Just because he got her pregnant doesn’t mean he needs to be a Dad.”

“How do you know she wasn’t trying to trap him into a relationship? These women will go to extremes to lock a brother down!”

“Why does he have to change his life because something unexpected happened?”

The allegation that Drake may have fathered a son has brought out an ugly side in people I thought I knew. Men who want to shirk the responsibility of fatherhood when it stares them in the face, preferring to live in pursuit of fun instead of going for something perhaps more meaningful. Guys who see women as objects and children as burdens—who’ve yet to mature enough to understand the value of family and the joys it can bring you.

These worrisome thoughts took me back to my second keynote at Parenting 101—”It’s Hard Out Here for a Dad”, my talk on what it’s like to be a Dad, and why we all need to get a better understanding of it!

I hope you enjoy it!

Another week in the bag, and until next week, I remain,

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All the Chatting with Casey Podcast Episodes

  1. Casey Palmer | Am I Black Enough?
  2. Tracy Molyneaux | No Terrible People Allowed!
  3. Parenting 101 | Give Me Some Room to Fail
  4. Parenting 101 | It’s Hard Out Here for a Dad
  5. Chris & Gloria Chik | You Don’t Want to be That Guy
  6. Drekken Pownz & Jemmie Robles | Be Fabulous
  7. Drekken Pownz | SEE Each Other.
  8. Ricky Shetty | Why Travelling is so IMPORTANT.
  9. Jennifer Tammy | Life and Times of the Single Mom
  10. Kendra Côte | Ain’t No Parents Got Time for That!
  11. Rhiannon Langford | Don’t be Afraid of the Doula!
  12. Richard Badra | What Craft Chocolate’s All About!
  13. Carlos Diaz & Rob Tinkler | It Takes Two to Tango
  14. Errol Elumir | Just Give Me the Puzzles!
  15. Rick Campanelli | I’m Where I Need to be Right Now
  16. Christine Tremoulet | Flour, Fables and Fleeing North
  17. Nelson Caetano | Playing with People’s Attention

Star Wars | I Am Your Father’s Day

Star Wars Celebrates Dads with an I Am Your Father's Day Greeting (Featured Image)

Last updated on November 5th, 2020 at 08:41 am

“Your father? I am your father.”

Darth Vader’s classic line from The Empire Strikes Back has been quoted, misquoted, and referenced every which way since its first utterance in 1980.

But you’ve never seen a take on it quite like this—taking a fatherhood reveal that makes Maury Povich’s look like Page 6 news and turning it into something more… symbolic.

Star Wars Celebrates Dads with an I Am Your Father's Day Greeting—Chasing in the Woods

Any Dad who was still young enough to know how to have fun in the ’70s and ’80s grew up knowing how awesome Star Wars is. We used broomsticks as toy lightsabers. We treated the Force as a power we expected to wield in play—not something of imagination alone. And now that we’re Dads ourselves, it’s our turn to pass something down to our kids from our childhoods… and that’s why the folks at Disney and Star Wars want to wish you a Happy “I Am Your Father”‘s Day!

CONTINUE READING about Star Wars’ I Am Your Father’s Day and your chance to win some Star Wars swag! “Star Wars | I Am Your Father’s Day”
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