Fear Stack Update: Three Nights in a Row… and Counting!

You guys, remember that Fear Stack review from yesterday? Well, plot twist: we’ve played it every single night since the box arrived. Three nights straight, no breaks, and my kids are still begging for more. 😆 What started as a quick “let’s try one round” has turned into full-on family rituals. The 9yo is now… Continue reading Fear Stack Update: Three Nights in a Row… and Counting!

Family Game Night: Fear Stack Game Review

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Family Book Review: Wonders of the World – Our Virtual Trip Around the Globe!

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you—it helps keep this big-family blog running! Huge shout out to one of my favorite new bloggers, Mama on the Move. She wrote a blog recently called, Books Valeria Loves (and We Read on… Continue reading Family Book Review: Wonders of the World – Our Virtual Trip Around the Globe!

Dad’s Quick Take: Breakfast Essentials

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Dad’s Quick Take: Fridge Ice Maker Broke – This Little Guy Fixed It

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Family-Approved Homemade Taquitos

Dinner tonight. So much better than the frozen ones. The Recipe (Makes 20 Taquitos) Ingredients Instructions The Story My kids LOVE these, so they are 100% kid-approved. They’re fairly inexpensive to make, which is what makes them dad-approved. All of the ingredients are around $10 at Walmart. Total time from start to finish is only… Continue reading Family-Approved Homemade Taquitos

Dad’s Quick Take: KardiaMobile 6-Lead Personal EKG Monitor

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Forty-Five: Pivoting My Blog From Family Stories to Your Dad Field Guide (and Why I’m Making the Shift)

Ever started something with pure heart—pouring out the chaos and quiet wins of big-family life—only to realize it’s mostly echoing in an empty room? That’s where I found myself after a full year of consistent posting here on Bring Back Big Families. As a husband and father of six young kids, I kept showing up.… Continue reading Forty-Five: Pivoting My Blog From Family Stories to Your Dad Field Guide (and Why I’m Making the Shift)

Super Easy Kid-Approved Chicken and Rice

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Random Musings #22

Saw this causing some stink on X and I couldn’t resist the chance to say something. Come on. “Low-key an inconvenience” that society won’t admit? That’s not bold or unpopular. It’s just the kind of edgy-sounding quip people toss out on X when they want likes from others who also don’t have kids yet, or… Continue reading Random Musings #22